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Hello! I'm LaraineRose lensmaster since: December, 2007

About Me

Thank you for taking time to view my lenses and for leaving wonderful, positive comments and refreshing feedback.

Interests
Family, Photography, Art, Gardening, Reading, Studying the Bible, Writing, Hiking, Theatre, Visiting Art Galleries, Museums & Libraries
Hobbies
Writing, Reading, Hiking, Needlework, Drawing, Squidooing, Cooking (Not necessarily in this order.)
Favorite Artists
DaVinci, Delarois, Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Giotto, Renoir, Cezanne, Vermeer, Pierneef, Monet, Irma Stern
Inspiration
Gardens, Nature, Wildlife, Culture, Ancient Civilizations, Baroque, Rennaissance

My interests are very diverse but, my favorite thing of all is, reading. So I am having a great time in Squidoo!
I hope that you, my fellow lensmasters, will enjoy my lenses.
~Laraine Rose

"Staycation" -- Everyone Should Try One: What in the world is a "Staycation?" If you are well-traveled you will probably know the answer to this question. My husband and I have done quite a bit of traveling but had never come across this word before. It is a word which makes me smile. If yo...
"Out, Damned Spot, Out, I Say!": From the beginning of time, before Lady Macbeth uttered the above famous words, women have been plagued with the chore of keeping kith 'n kin clothed in snow-white apparel. Remember how grandmother used to give you helpful cleaning hints - only now...
The Great Irish Famine - An Epic of Death and Immigration: IN THE shadow of Ireland's "holy" mountain, Croagh Patrick, stands a most unusual ship. It looks like a small 19th-century sailing ship with its prow pointing west toward the Atlantic Ocean. But this ship will never set sail. It is firmly fixed in a...
Remembering Tim Russert: Tim Russert, one of America's leading political journalists, died at 58 on Friday, June 13, 2008. I'm not sure whether Tim was superstitious, perhaps. Many Irish are. Russert was the host of NBC's "Meet the Press" since 1991. Politics. It was one s...
Remembering Cyd Charisse: Who will ever forget the image of a lovely lass dancing in "the heather on the hill"? Brigadoon was always one of my favorite movies, with the beautiful dresses, moving songs (I always sang along!), and the message that love can conquer anything...ev...
Maureen O'Hara: "We should get down on our knees, To thank God we are still on our feet!" When I hear this Irish saying it reminds me of her. Yes, Maureen O'Hara still has that flaming red hair. It is her "trade-mark." Even though, now in her 80's she is still a r...
LaraineRose: I was the "twinkle in my pappa's eyes" as they say. Being the long, longed-for "girl" in the family after my parents had 3 boys, you might think that I would have been spoiled. Not so! Eventually, I was the only daughter of my parents' 6 children and...