My Lensography
Hello! Welcome to my Lensography. I'll give you an overview of who I am and what I enjoy doing. I'll discuss nursing, crocheting, gardening, canning, and a myriad of other subjects. I like to think of myself as an "old-fashioned" kind of woman. I think I may have been born a century or so too late. I find more comfort in the less technical side of life, but am learning to adapt myself to technology.
Contents at a Glance
Who Am I?
Registered Nurse, crocheter, gardener, home canner, blogger
I started working in the Operating Room in 1980 as a scrub tech. I knew from the first week that this was the field of nursing I wanted to practice for the rest of my career. I went back to nursing school in 1993 and graduated with honors with an Associate Degree in Nursing in 1995.

My class was the second graduating class that took the computerized NCLEX exam. My computer cut off when I answered question #75. I was sure I had failed (I have a tendency to think on the negative side when it's about me). I was the first one to finish in the testing room. I went home and cried. Two weeks later I received a letter from the Florida Board of Nursing congratulating me on passing the NCLEX exam. I couldn't believe it. I was so proud.
In 1972, my mother-in-law taught me to crochet. I worked the night shift at a local hospital and the other nurses brought craft projects or books to read to pass away the hours that we weren't very busy. I made many Christmas gifts that year. I still enjoy crocheting gifts. Homemade gifts are very much appreciated.I have enjoyed gardening since I was a child. My parents had a garden every year and I helped with weeding. As I got older I was permitted to do other gardening activities, like planting and picking the vegetables. As an adult, I have had a garden every year for the past 20 years. I love picking vegetables and fixing them for dinner the same day.

I tried my hand at canning when I was in my 20's without success. I didn't try it again until about 4 years ago. This time I was successful. It is a time consuming process, but so fulfilling.
2009- Beth Day entered the 21st century!! I started blogging and making lenses on Squidoo. It's been a fun journey.
Nursing Lenses
I Work in the Operating Room
I have worked in the operating room for 27 years. I started in 1980 as a LPN/scrub technician. From the first day of my orientation and training I knew the OR was the place for me. I wouldn't want to work in any other area of nursing. I LOVE the OR!!I passed the national certification exam for Operating Room Nurses last month. I am now a CNOR-Certified Nurse Operating Room. It was one of the tougher exams I've taken.
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Operating Room Nurses
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The RN specializing in Perioperative Nursing practice performs nursing activities in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of the patients' surgical experience. Registered nurses enter perioperative nursing practice at a beginnin...
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The Registered Nurse in the Operating Room
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Whether you are having stomach surgery, plastic surgery, orthopedic surgery, or quadruple bypass surgery, you will have a registered nurse manage your care in the operating room. The perioperative nurse is dedicated to providing you with the best and...
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Celebrate National Nurses Week
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National Nurses Week is celebrated during the first week of May each year. Specific days are dedicated to different nursing specialties to celebrate their hard work and dedication. Nurses work long hours and this week allows us to show th...
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Nursing Trivia - Quiz
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Test your knowledge, your mettle, your trivia (not trivial) pursuit, your multiple choice skills. See if you cut the mustard, are up to snuff, ace in the hole, all that good stuff. Take my quiz is what I'm saying! (Do you dare?) ...
Published Articles
EzineArticles.com
Operating Room Nurses
What Do Operating Room Nurses Do?
Health Awareness
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Paget's Disease
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This is so important to every woman you know. Please share it with everyone you know and particularly those you care about. Paget's Disease: This is a rare form of breast cancer, and is on the outside of the breast, on the nipple. This message shou...
Beth Day
RN - CNOR
Crocheter
Gardener
Blogger
Lensmaster
RocketMom
Lenses About Me
Lensographies and Such
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Celebrating Quality Heroes
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Today we were Celebrating Quality Heroes at UNC Hospitals' 2009 Commitment to Caring Quality Expo. Each year employees of UNC Hospitals are encouraged to present posters describing Quality Improvement Processes used on their units to impro...
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SquidAngels Have Blessed Me
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Welcome to my Lensography of SquidAngel Blessings. SquidAngel Blessings are a coveted occurence by many lensmasters. I have had 22 lenses blessed by the Angels, including this lens. Wow! Their blessings make me feel like I've re...
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Lensography of bethd821
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Hello! Welcome to my Lensography. I'll give you an overview of who I am and what I enjoy doing. I'll discuss nursing, crocheting, gardening, canning, and a myriad of other subjects. I like to think of myself as an "old-fashioned&...
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Holiday Shopping Lenses
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With the Holiday Season upon us I felt I needed to organize all my shopping lenses for your convenience. I have written lenses about all kinds of gifts. Many of these lenses contain gifts that are not just for Christmas. You can pur...
Crochet Lenses
One of my Favorite Hobbies
My mother-in-law taught me to crochet in 1972. It is very relaxing to me. I make lots of homemade gifts.-
You will learn to crochet
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If you need help learning to crochet, then this is the place for you. You will find free step-by-step instructions of different crochet stitches, learn basic crochet abbreviations, learn about gauging your crochet stitches, and find free crochet patt...
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Crochet Christmas Gifts & Decorations
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Tis the Season!!! Christmas is coming soon. It's time to start making your ornaments and decorations. This site will be full of patterns for afghans, ornaments, decorations including tree skirts, wreaths, stockings, and table dressings. I hope you e...
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Crochet Halloween Decorations
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An adorable scarecrow A cute Polly Pumpkin A Halloween Bunting Crochet is a passion of mine. I do enjoy making things. I have crocheted for over 30 years and have given 80-90% of the projects. I can't wait to decorate with these 3 adorable item...
Gardening and Home Canning Lenses
Go Hand in Hand
If you have a garden, you need to know how to preserve the fruits and veggies that you can't eat all at once.-
Beth's Vegetable Garden
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I have had a vegetable garden every year for as long as I can remember. I love to grow and eat my home grown veggies. Let me share some of my experiences with you and maybe convert you to becoming a vegetable gardener, too. Now I know ga...
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Canning Jars - Filled with Love
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I'll show you just how easy canning your own vegetables and fruits can be. I'll give you step-by-step instructions for water bath canning and pressure canning. It is somewhat time consuming, but well worth the effort. Think how proud you will be of y...
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Successful Vegetable Gardening
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A successful vegetable garden requires some work and planning. Making sure you have the sunniest location, good drainage and a good water supply, some shelter for your plants, and a healthy loam soil will provide you with a bountiful harvest to...
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Canning Vegetables - Easy to Do
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Canning vegetables is fun and easy. You can learn to can. It's so satisfying. I've been canning for the past 3 years and I wish I had started a long time ago. I have a dream of having a kitchen with a 6 foot by 12 foo...
The Things I Love
You Can Get Them Here
Lenses About People
From the Famous to Not-So-Famous (Yet)
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Bonnie D. - Squidoo Hero
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Bonnie D., aka bdkz, is a graphic artist and writer from Cleveland, OH. Here are just a few interesting facts about Bonnie. She joined Squidoo in February, 2007. She is a Giant Squid Organizer and a RocketMoms Organizer. She has 1415 fans...
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Bela Fleck
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I was first introduced to Bela Fleck in 1992. My Humanities professor was involved with the Clearwater Jazz Festival in Clearwater, FL. We could earn extra credit for the course if we attended the festival. My grade was borderline...
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Hot Mentors on Squidoo Giant Squid Challenge
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Whether you are entered in the Giant Squid Challenge or the Giant 100 challenge this group of Greeters/Mentors/Friends are there to help you all the way. Each of them is in charge a group/forum where you can post any question. Their ans...
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Alisa Murray
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Alisa opened her studio in 1998 after having one of her portraits receive cover status under the direct influence of her uncle, also a photographer of 30 years. She has trained under the well known portrait artist, Tomas Ramos and came into her own a...
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Celebrating Quality Heroes
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Today we were Celebrating Quality Heroes at UNC Hospitals' 2009 Commitment to Caring Quality Expo. Each year employees of UNC Hospitals are encouraged to present posters describing Quality Improvement Processes used on their units to impro...
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Paybacks Are A . . . Kindness
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Jessica Barnhart challenged Squidoo to Pay It Forward. She wanted us to honor three lensmasters we admire or have helped us in some way by showing kindness. Kindness seems to be a key word at Squidoo. I have never been involved with...
Lenses about Localities
My home town, where I live now, and places I've visited.-
HalloWeekends at Cedar Point - Halloween Hauntings
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Marilyn Monroe. I have always been a big fan of Marilyn Monroe. She was such a beautiful woman who was taken from us much too soon. Her life was filled with turmoil and controversies, some true, some not. She was a talented actre...
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Carolina Sauce Company in Durham, NC
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Carolina Sauce Company was founded in 2003 by Greg Leman and his wife, Gloria Cabada-Leman. It is a small family run business specializing in BBQ sauces and hot sauces. Carolina Sauce Company's mission is to put an end to boring food by offering...
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Wyoming's Devils Tower
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Devils Tower in Wyoming is an awesome site. Drive through the Black Hills area of Wyoming and suddenly this fantastic rock structure juts out of the landscape. Surrounded by the Ponderosa Pine Forest, Devils Tower is a true enigma of rock formation....
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Facts about Sandusky, Ohio
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Sandusky is a city in Ohio and is the county seat of Erie County. The municipality is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie, almost exactly half way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east. Sandusky is one...
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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The University of North Carolina, (UNC) is a public research university. It first enrolled students in 1795 and claims to be the oldest public university in the United States. UNC has been named one of the original eight schools known as "Public Ivy...
Lenses About Holidays
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HalloWeekends at Cedar Point - Halloween Hauntings
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Marilyn Monroe. I have always been a big fan of Marilyn Monroe. She was such a beautiful woman who was taken from us much too soon. Her life was filled with turmoil and controversies, some true, some not. She was a talented actre...
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Unique Christmas Decor by Thomas Kinkade
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Thomas Kinkade is known as the "painter of light". He has an amazing talent making his paintings and artwork come alive with light. I will showcase some of his newest Christmas decorations here. These collectibles are all...
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Crochet Halloween Decorations
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An adorable scarecrow A cute Polly Pumpkin A Halloween Bunting Crochet is a passion of mine. I do enjoy making things. I have crocheted for over 30 years and have given 80-90% of the projects. I can't wait to decorate with these 3 adorable item...
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Crochet Christmas Gifts & Decorations
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Tis the Season!!! Christmas is coming soon. It's time to start making your ornaments and decorations. This site will be full of patterns for afghans, ornaments, decorations including tree skirts, wreaths, stockings, and table dressings. I hope you e...
Support Our Troops
Help Carolina Sauce Company
Donate today and send a gift box to a soldier overseas.-
Operation Sauce Drop
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Carolina Sauce Company sends sauces to U. S. military personnel at no cost to them. Carolina Sauce Company will match your donation to help provide these packages to our soldiers. The mission of Operation Sauce Drop is to deliver great-tasting sauce...
Cooking or Food Lenses
Eating Healthy
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Pumpkin-Pecan Pie Recipe (for Charity)
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Welcome to my lens about Pumpkin-Pecan Pie. I've entered it into the Squidoo Thanksgiving Cookoff (for Charity). If it gets selected, the charity I support gets $1000. I hope you enjoy -- and if you do, don't be shy, spread the word! My...
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How to Cook Healthy
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In today's world of fast food and busy schedules, many Americans are struggling to eat healthy meals and maintain a desirable body weight. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out how to achieve both of these goals. You need to crea...
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Moist Smoked Turkey
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Welcome to my lens. I've entered it into Squidoo Thanksgiving Cookoff (for Charity). If it gets selected, the charity I support gets $1000. I am supporting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Any purchase from this page also donates...
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Pecan Pie Vs. Pumpkin Pie
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Pecan Pie is a better choice than Pumpkin Pie for the Holidays! Pecan pie has nuts and therefore provides fiber to your diet. Pecans give pecan pie a more palatable texture than pumpkin pie. Pecan pie and pumpkin pie will be found at most Thank...
Music Lenses
Pop Culture
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Iron Butterfly, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
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Iron Butterfly was the first rock concert I ever attended. It was at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio during the "summer of '69" to quote John Mellenkamp. "The Los Angeles music climate of the late sixties and seve...
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Bela Fleck
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I was first introduced to Bela Fleck in 1992. My Humanities professor was involved with the Clearwater Jazz Festival in Clearwater, FL. We could earn extra credit for the course if we attended the festival. My grade was borderline...
Sports Lenses
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100 Years of Carolina Basketball
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This is 5 national titles. This is 18 Final Fours. This is 1,984 wins. This is Dean, Roy, Michael, Phil, and Tyler. This is 100 years. This is the Legacy. UNC is proud of the men's basketball program. The University and the...
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The Who Will Play in the Super Bowl
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Super Bowl XLIV is February 7, 2010 in Miami, FL. The Super Bowl is the culmination of the Professional Football Season in the United States. Super Bowls of the past have had the higher television viewership than most any other sporting e...
Lenses about Fairs, Festival, & Special Events
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Celebrate National Nurses Week
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National Nurses Week is celebrated during the first week of May each year. Specific days are dedicated to different nursing specialties to celebrate their hard work and dedication. Nurses work long hours and this week allows us to show th...
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Celebrating Quality Heroes
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Today we were Celebrating Quality Heroes at UNC Hospitals' 2009 Commitment to Caring Quality Expo. Each year employees of UNC Hospitals are encouraged to present posters describing Quality Improvement Processes used on their units to impro...
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River Arts Fest Zazzle Gallery Showcase
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Find apparel and more for River Arts Fest 2009. River Arts Fest 2009 happens this weekend in Memphis, TN and kicks off the inaugural Memphis Means Music Week. I have opened my first Zazzle Gallery. I'm pretty excited about it. ...
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River Arts Fest 2009 in Memphis, TN
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Each fall River Arts Fest hosts hundreds of nationally renowned artisans and thousands of Mid-Southerners to celebrate the fine arts during a 2 day outdoor festival that is free and open to the public. The festival provides an opportunity to s...
Shopping and Gifts Lenses
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NASCAR Calendars For 2010
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NASCAR stands for National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. Founded by Bill France, Sr., NASCAR is a family-owned and operated business. The three largest and best known series are the <b>Sprint Cup</b>, <b>Nationwi...
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Collectible Toys
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The Bradford Exchange introduced 2 new collectible toy sets this year. These wooden play sets are crafted to the highest quality. The New York Yankees Wooden Play Set features Yankee Stadium and NYC buildings. The set will provide your child with ho...
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Unique Gifts-I Want a Kindle!
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Christmas is just around the corner. Guess what? Amazon has lowered the price of the Kindle. The Kindle is on my wishlist. Is it on yours or on someones you know? If you know someone who already has a Kindle, there are many new book...
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Holiday Shopping Lenses
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With the Holiday Season upon us I felt I needed to organize all my shopping lenses for your convenience. I have written lenses about all kinds of gifts. Many of these lenses contain gifts that are not just for Christmas. You can pur...
Zazzle Lenses
Plan on Profitability
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Do You Zazzle?
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Zazzle is a great way to make some extra money. Make and add your own designs to your products. Add your products to your lenses. They have made setting up an account so easy, even the most novice novice can do it. You can add...
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Beth's Zazzle Gallery Showcase
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Beth's Zazzle Gallery-Design by Day-offers unique apparel for everyone in the family, including pets. You can find an assortment of cards, postcards, stamps, mugs, hats, aprons and totes, magnets, pins, and mouse pads. What is Zazzle? Zazzle is a...
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River Arts Fest Zazzle Gallery Showcase
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Find apparel and more for River Arts Fest 2009. River Arts Fest 2009 happens this weekend in Memphis, TN and kicks off the inaugural Memphis Means Music Week. I have opened my first Zazzle Gallery. I'm pretty excited about it. ...
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It's Christmas at Design by Day
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Welcome to Design by Day. I'm offering a great selection of Christmas gifts, Christmas cards, seals and stamps. You will find matching Christmas cards, seals, and stamps to coordinate your Holiday greetings. New designs are adde...
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Design by Day - Cards & Gifts for the Holidays
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The Big Holiday season is here and Zazzle is a great place to find Holiday cards, mugs, shirts, stamps, stickers for your cards and packages, and much more. You can purchase cards, seals, and stamps with the same motif for Thanksgiving, Christm...
I Want to Be a Giant Squid!

I love making lenses on Squidoo. My goal is to be a Giant Squid.
Soaring With the Angels
My SquidAngel Blessed Lenses
For me, it is a high honor to receive a SquidAngel Blessing. These are the lenses they felt were worthy of a blessing.- Devils Tower
- Hot Mentors of the Giant Squid Challenge
- Lensography of bethd821
- How to Cook Healthy
- Celebrating Quality Heroes
- Canning Jars - Filled with Love
- 27701..Carolina Sauce Company in Durham, NC
- Operating Room Nurses
- Paget's Disease
- Who Is Bela Fleck?
- Crochet Halloween Decorations
- SquidAngels Have Blessed Me
- Crochet Christmas Ornaments & Decorations
- Unique Christmas Decor by Thomas Kinkade
- Pumpkin-Pecan Pie (for Charity)-also featured on Angels Unaware
- Moist Smoked Turkey
- Celebrate Nurses Week
- Paybacks Are A . . . Kindness
Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!
Squidoo Groups I've Joined- Squidoo has eliminated the groups
It's Great to Belong!
Operation Sauce Drop
2. Biggest Group Ever - All Lenses Accepted
You will learn to crochet
Beth's Vegetable Garden
Free People Search
Operation Sauce Drop
Canning Jars - Filled with Love
Operating Room Nurses
The Registered Nurse in the Operating Room
Crochet Christmas Gifts & Decorations
3. One Million Lenses {and free lenses for you}
You will learn to crochet
Beth's Vegetable Garden
Free People Search
Operation Sauce Drop
Canning Jars - Filled with Love
Operating Room Nurses
The Registered Nurse in the Operating Room
Crochet Christmas Gifts & Decorations
4. Frugal Cooking
Canning Jars - Filled with Love
5. Squidoo-It-All
You will learn to crochet
Beth's Vegetable Garden
Operation Sauce Drop
Canning Jars - Filled with Love
6. SquiDirectory
You will learn to crochet
7. Squidoo City Guide
Facts about Sandusky, Ohio
8. Recipes Galore
Canning Jars - Filled with Love
9. Vegetable Gardening
Beth's Vegetable Garden
10. For The Good Of Squidoo
Operation Sauce Drop
11. For Our Troops
Operation Sauce Drop
12. Five Star Lensmasters
You will learn to crochet
Beth's Vegetable Garden
Operation Sauce Drop
Canning Jars - Filled with Love
Crochet Christmas Gifts & Decorations
13. All Free Recipes - Chicken Recipes, Cookie Recipes, Crock Pot Recipes and More
Canning Jars - Filled with Love
14. Fresh Squid Headquarters
You will learn to crochet
Operating Room Nurses
Crochet Christmas Gifts & Decorations
15. Giant Squid Challenge
Carolina Sauce Company in Durham, NC
Crochet Halloween Decorations
How to Cook Healthy
Lensography of bethd821
Who is Alisa Murray?
Iron Butterfly, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Halloweekends at Cedar Point
100 Years of Carolina Basketball
Who is Bela Fleck?
Hot Mentors on Giant Squid Challenge
River Arts Fest 2009 in Memphis, TN
River Arts Fest Zazzle Gallery Showcase
Celebrating Quality Heroes
Do You Zazzle?
SquidAngels Have Blessed Me
Unique Christmas Decor by Thomas Kinkade
Unique Gifts - I Want a Kindle
Collectible Toys
Successful Vegetable Gardening
NASCAR Calendars for 2010
Bonnie D. - Squidoo Hero
Canning Vegetables-Easy To Do
Pumpkin-Pecan Pie Recipe (for Charity)
Pecan Pie vs. Pumpkin Pie
Great Watches For Him
Great Watches For Her
Great Watches For Kids
My Shopping Lenses
It's Christmas at Design-By-Day
Design-by-Day - Holiday Cards & Gifts
Showcase of Zoo Animals in Jewelry
Kindle - New Way To Read Books
Kindle Accessories
Kindle Books
Nursing Trivia Quiz
How Well Do You Know Beth Day?
Paybacks Are A . . . Kindness
The Who Will Play In The Super Bowl

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Words of wisdom from the "smartest women on the web".-
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Welcome to Jaguar Julie's Fashion Lensography -- my lensography which is a compilation of the variety of trendy fashion and accessories lenses I've created here at Squidoo. What is immediately apparent is that I gravitate towards...
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Ohme's Lensography
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Christene
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Whatever I feel like adding. Part lensography, part biography and part, well I'm not sure. This is my homepage which connects all of my lenses together. I share with you some of the people, and places, and things that I love. New lenses are added eve...
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My RocketMoms Projects Lensography
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I've just finished up my last of the 8 lenses that were my assignments as a RocketMom on Squidoo. Now I can "graduate" and get my badge! This last lens project was to be a lensography , so I made it about the 8 lenses in the RocketMom project. So her...
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So You Want To Make A Lensography!
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If the term Lensography were in the dictionary (which I think it should be) this would be the definition: 1. A lens created about a Lensmaster. 2. A compilation of ones lenses. 3. A definitive guide to who a Lensmaster is, the ultimate "Who of Squid...
Missy, My Pretty Kitty
Pleased to Meet You!
Introduce Yourself
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- GrowWear GrowWear Oct 31, 2009 @ 10:21 am
- Wonderful lensography!
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- ckm ckm Oct 24, 2009 @ 7:25 pm
- I enjoyed reading your lensography. I am also an RN, now CNM. I worked in the OR for 3 years before working in L&D and absolutely loved it. Nice to meet you.
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- Ladydove62 Ladydove62 Oct 23, 2009 @ 10:13 am
- Wonderful lensography. Lovely and interesting. It definitely was a pleasure meeting you here.
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- JoyfulPamela JoyfulPamela Oct 19, 2009 @ 8:31 pm
- What a great variety of lenses you have! I look forward to checking them all out during and after our RM session 4.
Pamela :)
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- kimmanleyort kimmanleyort Oct 12, 2009 @ 8:14 am
- This is so clear and showcases all of the things you really care about. Nice job!
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Beth Day
Lensmaster bethd821 has been a member since August 8 2009, has rated 221 lenses, favorited 58, and has created 58 lenses from scratch. This member's top-ranked page is "Moist Smoked Turkey". See all my lenses
My Blogs
- Tracking Beth on Squidoo
- I started this blog to track all my new lenses I'm writing for the Giant Squid Challenge. Wish me luck.
- Help Me Crochet
- Learn crochet tips and find crochet patterns
- Operating Room Nurse
- Information about OR nursing and musings about being an Operating Room Nurse.
- Beth's Christmas Gift Ideas
- One stop shopping. Great site for plenty of gift sites. Find the Perfect Gift for anyone on your shopping list.
- learncrochetforfree.com
- Learn crochet techniques and find free patterns.
by bethd821
Hello. My name is Beth. Welcome to my Lensography. I'll give you an overview of who I am and what I enjoy doing. I'll discuss nursing, crocheting, ga... (more)











