{"id":1122,"date":"2023-02-26T17:36:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T17:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/?page_id=1122"},"modified":"2025-09-16T19:40:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T19:40:28","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"SUMMER 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">SUMMER 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/back-deck-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2329 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/back-deck-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/back-deck-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/back-deck-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/back-deck-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/back-deck-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/back-deck-2048x1543.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/back-deck-2000x1507.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/back-deck-1080x814.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f8b9c039b67bb065338040776652a3b7\" style=\"color:#75d63e;font-size:27px\">Many happy hours <br>spent on my back deck, grilling steaks, burgers, chicken, etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/2026\/09\/22\/tuesday092226\/\">TUESDAY092226<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Vero<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-09-22T14:11:27-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 22, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"elements\":{\"link\":{\"color\":{\"text\":\"var:preset|color|luminous-vivid-orange\"}}}},\"textColor\":\"luminous-vivid-orange\",\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size\">Good afternoon friends!<br>Today is certainly different. It is now 2:00 pm and the temperature is still hovering around 64 \u2109. Unreal after all the hot weather we have had. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"elements\":{\"link\":{\"color\":{\"text\":\"var:preset|color|luminous-vivid-orange\"}}}},\"textColor\":\"luminous-vivid-orange\",\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size\">Fall is certainly in the air today. Quite fitting for the first day of Autumn!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":3000,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"953\" src=\"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/image-1.png 760w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/image-1-239x300.png 239w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/image-1-120x150.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/2026\/09\/21\/monday092126\/\">MONDAY092126<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Vero<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-09-21T10:25:01-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 21, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Good Morning Civvies!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Happy Monday! Happy Autumn!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Life is great! Cooler weather on the way and lots of other good things happening!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Enjoy!!!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":2997,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"852\" height=\"852\" src=\"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/image.png 852w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/image-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/image-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/image-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/image-700x700.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/2026\/09\/20\/sunday-7\/\">SUNDAY<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Vero<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-09-20T14:06:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 20, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Yup!!!!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":2992,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/banjo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/banjo2.jpg 675w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/banjo2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/banjo2-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/2026\/09\/16\/xtra-share\/\">Xtra SHARE<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Vero<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-09-16T12:05:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 16, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vero2oo7\/status\/2100185076923240797\",\"type\":\"rich\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"x\",\"responsive\":true} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/Vero2oo7\/status\/2100185076923240797\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:embed --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/2026\/09\/08\/gina-at-21\/\">GINA AT 21<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Vero<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-09-08T20:29:20-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 8, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As everyone knows, I home-schooled Gina from second grade on. She was struggling and catching every disease that came along. She was behind in her class.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Within a year of our home-schooling she had caught up and was a year ahead when she tested at the end of third grade.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She re-joined her class for the second half of what would be her senior year and received a regular high-school diploma.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She opted not to start college right away and started volunteering at the school where her mother teaches.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The school soon saw her potential and hired her as an aide in their special education department. She makes almost as much money as her mother who has six years of college behind her.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It makes me a proud grandma!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":2973,\"width\":\"700px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"369\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/gina.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2973\" style=\"width:700px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/gina.png 369w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/gina-191x300.png 191w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/gina-95x150.png 95w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1122","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1122\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/verosverbiageandvisuals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}