A Compass Rose » charles http://bonnieroseblog.co.uk An Expat Lifestyle & Photography blog Fri, 17 Nov 2017 19:55:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Throwback #3: USAF Academy in Colorado http://bonnieroseblog.co.uk/2014/02/throwback-3-usaf-academy-colorado.html http://bonnieroseblog.co.uk/2014/02/throwback-3-usaf-academy-colorado.html#comments Thu, 20 Feb 2014 11:37:23 +0000 http://bonnieroseblog.co.uk/?p=3052 Throwback #3: USAF Academy in Colorado



Welcome back to my new Travel series for Thursdays on A Compass Rose called ‘Travel Throwback’. This is where I dive into my old photo archives and share a photograph from my travels.  Fueled by the lovely snow photographs from friends I wanted to post up a wintery shot for the travel throwback.  This photograph... Read More »

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Today is Veterans Day, an official United States holiday which honors people who have served in armed service, also known as veterans. I have many veterans in my family including my husband and father who served in the USAF and my grandfather who fought in Italy and France in WWII with the US Army. While I... Read More »

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Daddy’s little girl and TCK  |  RAF Upperheyford 1984 Day Three of Blogtember states, ‘Pass on some useful advice or information you learned and always remembered‘.  I remember recently sharing this advice from my dad with you all on Six Things You Should Know About Me. So for this post I decided to share a... Read More »

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Dec 27, 1953 – Aug 14, 2008 “Five years ago Faith Quick,  hit my dad from behind in her pickup,  and ran over him. He died at the scene,  in the arms of a bystander,  while asking the bystander to call his wife. Faith Quick received a sentence  of five days in jail and one... Read More »

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Dear Daddy, I miss you no less with each day that has passed since your visit with us in Hawaii.  It was July of 2007, just weeks after your second grandson, Maddox, was born.  We joked that you spent more time under the water scuba diving than you did out on land that summer.  When... Read More »

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While today is Bank Holiday in England it is Memorial Day back in the United States.  While either day may mean days off from work, picnics, and bbqs, I take this time to remember those closest in my life who have risked much for the the many they will never meet.  Especially for the fallen... Read More »

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Blog Every Day In May, Day 18.  Tell a story from your childhood. Dig deep and try to be descriptive about what you remember and how you felt. I’m not sure if there are any photos of me in my school uniform from my days of primary school in Norfolk. This photo however was taken near... Read More »

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