Talking About it Tuesdays #82

Happy Tuesday and happy August to you all. I hope the new month is treating you well. We have been having beautiful weather this week-- sunny and in the 80's! I was hoping to go on a few excursions with the boys but Alec happily picked up lots of extra shifts this week so Evan and I hope to do some fun things closer to home like kayak and hike and maybe get some ice cream. We'll see.. How is your week going?
  

 
The link with the most views from last week's party: We actually had a 4 way tie! 

Life Lately/July 2025 by Douse in Pink
 
 
 

Back to School Advice by Coffee and Cocktails at the Casa  
 

 

 

This party will remain open until the weekend.  My hope is that everyone will share all sorts of wonderful posts: travel, recipes, how to's, crafting ideas, and more-- up to 3 posts per blog.  Anything that is family friendly is welcome; even old posts that you'd like to get some new views.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Comments

  1. nicole orriensAugust 5, 2025 at 5:48 AM

    Wow, that is one big bear! We don't have those in the Netherlands.

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  2. Maria RineerAugust 5, 2025 at 6:05 AM

    Glad you are having great weather. So are we, low humidity and not super high temps. Quite uncommon and lovely for August!

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  3. Nancy August 5, 2025 at 6:26 AM

    Isn’t the weather fabulous! This is what summer is suppose to feel like! Hope you get out there and enjoy it with your family.
    Thanks always for hosting such a fun party!

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  4. Amy JohnsonAugust 5, 2025 at 6:53 AM

    We had nice weather too, except ours was in the 70's all week and we loved it. It was a nice reprieve from the heat, but I hear the heats coming back later this week. Thanks for the party.

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  5. Linda StollAugust 5, 2025 at 7:20 AM

    This IS a beautiful week! The birds outside my windows are going crazy with happiness.

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  6. Heather{Our Life In a Click}August 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM

    We've had such beautiful weather this week. I don't want it to end. Thanks for hosting Joanne!

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  7. Melynda@Scratch Made Food!August 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM

    That black bear brought back memories of living on the WA peninsula! Thanks for the visit and the link-up, have a wonderful week ahead!

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  8. Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble ChristmasAugust 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM

    Joanne.
    I too posted about a bear in my development in my last post!! Must be a PA thing as Lisa also lives in PA!! LOL!!
    My Link Ups for today's party are # 40, 41 and 42!!
    Thanks so much for hosting!! I really appreciate the time and effort that goes into it along with visiting all the links!! I hope you are enjoying your week and you are doing well...
    Hugs,
    Deb
    Debbie-Dabble Blog

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  9. Hall Around TexasAugust 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM

    As always, thank you for hosting!!

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  10. Jennifer WiseAugust 5, 2025 at 9:28 AM

    So nice to have perfect weather. My husband and I went on a walk last night after dinner and said the same thing. :) Thanks for hosting the linkup! I've left a couple of links and am off now to see what others have shared. Have a great week.

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  11. Michele MorinAugust 5, 2025 at 9:32 AM

    What fun to see my post features here! Thanks for the nice surprise!

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  12. Julie's Creative LifestyleAugust 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM

    It's such beautiful weather here and relief from the heat wave we had. I hope you have a nice week.

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  13. ViolettaAugust 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM

    It´s nice that you have beautiful and warm weather....here summer has taken a break...but it should come back these days...I am looking forward to go out again in summer outfits. Have a nice August and all the best
    Violetta

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  14. SlabsAugust 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM

    Hello Joanne, thank you so much for the lovely party and sharing the SSPS logo with your readers.
    My entries this week #54+55
    Hope to see you also share with https://esmesalon.com/tag/seniorsalonpitstop/

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  15. Nancy Andres at Colors 4 HealthAugust 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM

    Hi Joanne and Happy Aug. to you. Having a fresh month makes me happy as does visiting with you and the otheres at party#82. My shares this time are #64 thru 66. Enjoy.

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  16. Kim August 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM

    Oh boy, as black bear! Beautiful but scary...I'm off to read about it! Thanks for the party!

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