25 Sunday Sep 2016
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SERENITY
It is better to have loved than not to have loved at all.
It is better to take risks than to stay in your same box.
Life is about change.
Written By: Unknown Author
Photography By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright September 2016
14 Wednesday Sep 2016
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THE MONSTER UNDER MY BED
No one will believe me…I tell myself, as I try to drift off to sleep.
But sleep doesn’t come easy to me these days. I lay here in the dark, wondering if I would be happier, if I wasn’t me.
This is silly, I tell myself. I have people who love me. My mom loves me, but sometimes it feels as if she doesn’t understand me. But then again…what adult does truly understand a teenage mind.
One or two? I take that back. Zero.
Depression surrounds me, but I must not let it draw me in. I’m really trying, but there are days when I wonder if it is enough.
Written By: Unanimous Author
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright September 14, 2016
08 Thursday Sep 2016
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To Live…
There are some days meant to stay in bed and hide under your covers,
then you see something like this and it all makes sense.
We are small compared to the grander things in life.
Life isn’t meant to stay in one place, it’s about exploring all that life has to offer us.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Strawberry Rock – Humboldt County, CA
Copyright September 2016
13 Wednesday Jul 2016
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Azalea State Reserve – Humboldt County
The time has come for our yearly trip up the coasts of California. Once again we are heading to the beautiful county of Humboldt, where this majestic forest of Redwoods live, called Azalea State Reserve at the Redwood National Forest.
Most of the time the camera lens captures the beauty of the image, but nothing can compare to the eye when walking through the grandeur of the Redwood forest.
It’s a place that must be on your bucket list, at least once. Or if you are like me, you can’t get enough of the tranquility and continue to visit each year, craving the nature and beaches more and more with each visit.
Come see Northern California for its beauty and stay for your peace of mind.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright July 13, 2016
05 Sunday Jun 2016
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Gasquet, California
Beautiful beaches stretch out for miles along the coast of Gasquet, California. Your journey will take you up the coast of North 101 Hwy and just to the border of California and Oregon. Here you will find the quaint setting of Gasquet.
Whether you are looking for a nice place to relax or seeking a bit of sight-seeing, this majestic beach is just what you are looking for as an enchanting setting. The black sandy beaches will mesmerize you as you take a romantic stroll down the coastline.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Photograph By: NLW
Copyright June 5, 2016
04 Wednesday May 2016
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Trinidad Beach – Northern California
I have to say that my traveling experience through California was one of the most memorable and beautiful trips I’ve taken in a long time. Our day started early, packing our car with our bags, snacks, and dog. We had to laugh at how many snacks we had in our bags…
“Where are you going? China.” My daughter asked.
“We might as well” I stated, traveling up the entire state of California is quite a journey, fourteen hours to be exact.
The first six hours are long and boring, not a whole lot to see, traveling through Los Angeles, Bakersfield, and then Modesto County…quite dry and yellow, not much green and hardly any mountains.
Once we hit San Francisco, the scenery drastically changed from dry to lush green. It was quite majestic to say the least.
My favorite part of our drive was after we went through San Francisco and traveled north of Marin County. There were lush, green trees everywhere, vineyards, rolling hills and streams and rivers.
Pictures don’t do the landscape justice; however, your camera is a must. A picture lasts a lifetime and compliments our memories in our mind.
I am glad to have marked off on of my bucket list item and strongly recommend a trip up the coast of California. Your reward is your adventure and it has only started once you’ve reached the beaches of Trinidad.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright May 4, 2016
24 Thursday Mar 2016
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SNOW
“Jack, why are you mad!”
“I’m not.”
The night was late, but January could slightly see the beginning of the sunrise peeking its way up and over the shoreline.
She loved this time of night, the beginning hours of a new day, but there was bad blood between she and Jack. She knew he was mad, but she didn’t care because she too was frustrated with him and his lack of character.
All she could think to do was to lay her head down on his shoulder, closing her eyes as they sped down the highway, at speeds over a hundred miles.
Sometimes, life felt as if it too were passing her by.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright: March 2016
19 Saturday Mar 2016
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Mystical Beaches
College Cove Beach is a great place to visit if you are into sightseeing. The tide pools are wonderful…Starfish and Sea Anemone galore.
Just take the 101 highway, 2 hours North of the Oregon border.
Enjoy your day!
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright March 2016
15 Tuesday Mar 2016
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Traveling through California…
Money will come and go, but memories will last a life time…
…Following Ask Ms Mandi as we travel through California this week to Humboldt County’s Redwood Forest and California’s Coastal Beaches.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright March 2016
13 Thursday Aug 2015
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I need a road trip…
Shell Beach is a small, quaint beach town a few miles north of Pismo Beach. The people are friendly and life is slow and savored. This beach city also has wonderful restaurants. One of my favorites is called, Mo’s Authentic Hickory Barbecue on the pier in Pismo Beach. They make the most delicious and best homemade potato chips and BBQ pork sandwiches.
I always thought I was a city girl, but I’m really a water girl. Take me to any body of water and I am happy. I guess that is why I am a Pisces.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright August 2015
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