This week the IMMINENT! challenge was to pick any topic on Squidoo and craft a lens about something that you’re passionate about.
The Giant Squids went above and beyond with this assignment so we picked 31 raffle ticket winners this week instead of 15.
Enjoy these stand out lenses!
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1. My Hike Through The Frozen Woods
Have you ever taken a hike through a forest during winter? Winter can be one of the best times to venture into the woods. It is a very different experience from a summer walk. One of the first things you notice is the lack of color. Everything is white or…
2. Soviet and Russian Submarines
The feared Soviet- Russian submarine fleet – something that I grew up hearing about when I was a kid. It didn’t seem that big of a deal when my family lived in New Mexico. But when my dad (a former WWII U. S. Navy sailor in the Pacific) moved our family to…
On cold winter nights, few things are more soothing and satisfying than a delicious and creamy vegetable soup. It can also be a great way to use up various odds and ends of vegetables you have in your fridge – a situation I found myself in recently. With a…
4. Benefits of a Living Learning Community
As if sending a child away to college isn’t stressful enough with finances and preparations, the issue of dorm choices and independence can cause a parent to worry a lot. This is especially true if you’ve been a part of the same environment in your own day…
5. How To Draw & Paint Children’s Portraits
I have always loved art and drawing. My brother tells me as soon as I could hold a pencil you could find me walking around doodling in scraps of paper! Like most children my people started out as just some bubbles with limbs! But through the years and afte…
6. Being a Search and Rescue K9 Backer
We were searching for a young child. It was very dark – no moon – and getting colder by the minute in those early morning hours. There was snow among the prickly pear, pinon/juniper and ponderosa pine, and a bitter wind was picking up. It was mid- winter i…
On February 21, 2013 I boarded the Disney Dream for a 3 night cruise with my husband and our 11 year old daughter. My husband had been on a (non- Disney) cruise before but my daughter and I had not. This was also my first experience as a Disney Vacation Cl…
8. Nature Photography the Affordable Way
Well, actually, it depends on what you consider affordable. I know, for me, I can’t afford to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on expensive cameras and lenses. Plus, for my lifestyle, carrying around a huge, heavy camera, tripod, and lens is just not…
I’m finally tackling one of my most procrastinated ‘things to do’ on my Squidoo list, which is making an about me page. It’s the one thing I’ve put off and kept pushing to the bottom of the list for a couple of years now. With only a few hours left to go b…
Marquis was born of champion Basenji stock and, by all expectations, was destined for greatness. It wasn’t long, though, before a gangly gait and non- standard proportions crushed any hopes of glory. No longer ‘good enough’ for the show ring, Marquis spent…
11. How to get rid of fleas on a kitten
Meet Tiger. Tiger is a kitten who was born to an outdoor mother cat. For a long time, my husband (who is not a cat person) refused to even discuss the idea of adding a kitten to our ‘pet family’ (we already have a German Shepherd and a bunny), and then, on…
12. Emotionally Surviving the Violence of Homelessness
The majority of people who experience homelessness in America have already experienced violence or will experience violence in the future. Iâm not going to give advice here on how to physically survive the violence as it occurs. There are just too many v…
13. A Passion for Scrapbooking
If, like me, you have a real passion for scrapbooking then you may have already discovered some of the amazing scrapbook kits that are available. If you haven’t then I think you are in for a real treat! When I was younger, more years ago than I care to rec…
14. A Stroll Along North Vancouver’s Trans Canada Trail
Who likes the woods? If you do, please join me for this pictorial walk along North Vancouver’s Mosquito Creek Trail. Who would believe it? Right smack in the middle of the bustling city of North Vancouver, we find a wonderful, secluded, wheelchair- accessi…
Photographers are usually most comfortable behind the lens, focusing their camera on other people and subjects. But taking self portraits can be a lot of fun. If you’re ready to turn the camera on yourself, here are ideas for self portraits that anyone can…
16. Gardening with Preschoolers
Getting out in the garden when you have small children doesn’t have to be a struggle – sharing gardening with preschoolers and toddlers creates a whole new experience! Finding the time to maintain, let alone develop, a garden when you have toddlers and pre…
17. Showing my Black & White Photos
Black and White and Monochrome Photography has always been one of my favorites. I think that B&W brings a photo back to purity. I don’t know how to explain it differently. In B&W Photography the use of light and darkness is very important. It can m…
You may have a piece of vintage McCoy Pottery and not realize it. Over 50 years ago, when I gave birth to my first daughter, someone brought me a beautiful planter with various plants. Over time the plants died, and I put the planter away, thinking someday…
19. Chipmunk Feeder – How to Live in Harmony with Chipmunks and Squirrels
It is funny, because my husband and I were downsizing and moving into town from the countryside and I was worried I would not see as much wildlife in town. I was wrong! It is just a different set of wildlife, such as chipmunks, squirrels, rabbits and beaut…
20. The Birds and The Bees, The Flowers and The Trees
Since I got hooked on photography, my camera and I are rarely separated, especially when on any visits, excursions or holidays. I’m at that stage of sheer photo devotion and quite likely to make the odd rash decision about whether to buy this gadget or tha…
I love cool fish tanks. They add personality to a room and they’re good conversation starters. So when I saw this fish tank clock on Amazon, I knew I had to have it. I can honestly say, it’s my favorite purchase in the last year. I think my favorite part i…
22. Cooperative board games: a great choice for single player gaming
I love board games, but I’d given up playing them due to a lack of gamer friends. When I watched Wil Wheaton’s series TableTop, I was thrilled to discover that cooperative games can be played solo, so you don’t need other people to enjoy them. But they’re…
23. The Best Stuffed Mushrooms
It is strange how certain foods have the power to so vividly remind you of people, places and events. I am not massively fanatical about stuffed mushrooms myself, however I used to make them for my stepfather because he loved this recipe. Well, to be hones…
24. Accompanying a Senior Citizen to Doctor Visits
I was my elderly Mom, Gertie’s, caregiver for the last 5 years of her life so I accompanied her to all of her doctor’s visits. I had my reasons for tagging along (actually, she mostly tagged along! ) to her doctor visits, and I’ll document them below. I al…
I first visited Hawaii on a business trip in 2002 and although I wanted to bring home something to remember Hawaii, I had a limited time to shop. I stopped by a small shop near my hotel and found a beautiful plumeria necklace and earrings. I had seen this…
A firefighter is a symbol everywhere of trust, honor, dedication and hope. Firefighters are brave and strong. Work hard, train even harder and are there for you when you need them. Beyond the fire, the sirens and lights, beyond the compassion in the worst…
27. Disney Collectible Silver Coins
The Disney Company has a treasure- trove of great, popular images that can be used to mint highly collectible coins. Well, coins is not quite accurate because these are not issued by a government nor have a monetary denomination. Yet, they are beautiful si…
28. How to Enjoy a Country Auction Sale and Get a Good Deal!
I still get butterflies in my stomach following the ‘Auction Today’ signs and pulling up at the end of the line of parked trucks. Usually both sides of the road are lined as far as the eye can see with other hopeful auction- goers. A lot of estates in Rura…
I love to decorate cakes! I took a couple lessons a few years ago, and I’ve never looked back. Cake decorating is really easy, definitely easier than it looks! The best part is, the more you do it, the easier it gets. Once you learn a few basic techniques…
Did you know that there are dozens of kinds of Chinese cabbage? It’s true. And there are many ways to cook it. I have some favorites, so in this lens I am going to share all the different kinds of Chinese cabbage, and two recipes. I hope it will be an enco…
31. All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot~A Book Review
Three years ago I sat down on my families sofa one evening and picked up a copy of ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ and began to read it. Immediately I was intrigued. All I had to do was read the first few pages of the book and I found that I was enjoying i…
