About

Thanks for stopping by! My name is Lenore and I’m simply a gal that loves variety. I love trying new things, learning new things…..exploring newness! Sometimes I get in a rut and feel like I’m not experiencing anything new, so I’m excited to have this blog as an outlet to share and hopefully have newness in my life every day! This blog’s purpose is simply for fun! I’m not planning it to be a stressful activity where I feel I
HAVE TO post something NEW every day…so I may or may not share everything. You’ll understand, right?

I was visiting Finding Serendipity blog lately and the author’s description of her love for photography EXACTLY defines my love also. She said…and I quote…..”My love of photography continues to grow. It feeds my desire to blog, which in
turn, feeds my desire to shoot more.” That is me….exactly!

I’d love to hear from you. Leave a comment or email me at explorenewness at gmail dot com.

UPDATE: This page needed a bit of color…so I’m adding my “Getting To Know You” Collage from a previous post . Click HERE to find out what that’s all about. :o)

136 thoughts on “About”

MyKabulKitchen on April 15, 2014 at 2:06 am said:

Dear Lenore,
I love your fun and creative blog, I too love exploring new things and find joy in it, however I am not a talented photographer as yourself, so I admire how your capture everything with your stunning pictures. I look forward to following your creative adventures 🙂

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Zeppi on April 14, 2014 at 2:09 pm said:

Thanks, Leonore for stopping by and liking my blog. Awesome blog you have!

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Natalie Scarberry on April 10, 2014 at 12:58 am said:

Thanks, Lenore, for visiting my blog today. I’m glad you enjoyed my post and I hope you’ll come again. Blessings, Natalie 🙂

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The Reading Girl on April 9, 2014 at 10:47 pm said:

wow 🙂 thanks for the follow! 😀 looking forward to your posts

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judilyn on April 8, 2014 at 4:44 pm said:
Oh, my, YES! Makes (at least) three of us with the same feelings. My photography is just for me. I post to a blog, yes, but again, that is just for me. I’m happy when people enjoy what I have shared, but the sharing is really its own reward. ;->
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Virtual hugs,

Judie
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kcg1974 on April 5, 2014 at 9:05 pm said:

Lenore, it’s me again. I forgot to give you the link to my blog. Please go to view your award together with the minor rules of acceptance. http://kimgosselinblog.wordpress.com/ Thanks!

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kcg1974 on April 5, 2014 at 8:13 pm said:

Hi Lenore: I really enjoy your blog. I have just nominated it for the, “Wonderful Team Member Readership Award.” I just published my post announcing your nomination. Congratulations to you!

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- explorenewness on April 6, 2014 at 11:06 pm said:
  
  Thank you Kim!
  
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  - kcg1974 on April 6, 2014 at 11:24 pm said:
    
    You are most welcome, Lenore. I truly love your blog.
    
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themofman on April 4, 2014 at 12:37 am said:

Lenore, thanks for taking time to explore the Hammer Home Street Photography Project way back.

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Hubbard on April 1, 2014 at 11:12 pm said:

Thanks for coming by my blog. You have some really beautiful pictures on your blog. 🙂

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apsara on April 1, 2014 at 9:17 pm said:

Love the idea of learning new things. Great photographs, and novel, inspiring ideas. Look forward to your posts…

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Melissa @ The Glen House on April 1, 2014 at 8:00 am said:

Morning, I’m calling today thankful tuesday! I am nominating you for a Liebster Award, because you constantly inspire me and a wonderful calmness to my world with your blog xx

Liebster Award

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- explorenewness on April 1, 2014 at 2:36 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much Melissa!
  
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Lily on March 30, 2014 at 4:20 pm said:

Thanks for all the likes, I really appreciate it:)

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heatherlamont on March 20, 2014 at 10:01 pm said:

Thank you for returning to my blog. Makes me want to pull my finger out and do more. Love your photos and the recipes look good.

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newsandviewsjb on March 20, 2014 at 3:10 pm said:

Thanks for the like. Look forward to exploring your blog.

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2ndhalfolife on March 13, 2014 at 2:43 pm said:

Thanks for the visit.

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Nomad of Woods on March 12, 2014 at 2:13 pm said:

Hi, very nice photographs on your blog, following you to catch up on your new learnings 🙂

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Frances on March 12, 2014 at 1:37 am said:

Hi Lenore… Thanks for stopping by my blog and liking my recent post. You have some beautiful pictures on your blog.

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serendibbeginnings on March 1, 2014 at 6:01 pm said:

Hi Lenore, thanks for stopping by my blog the other day. Beautiful pictures on your site! Looking forward to perusing through your new discoveries….

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Cookhouse on February 25, 2014 at 11:49 am said:

This is just the coolest blog. Love the pictures too.

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- explorenewness on February 25, 2014 at 8:31 pm said:
  
  What a kind comment. Thank you!
  
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stacilys on January 31, 2014 at 10:21 pm said:

Hello there. Good on ya. You’ve got to keep life alive and exciting. Interesting idea for a blog. Will be checking out some more.
Blessing =)
Staci

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Skye on January 30, 2014 at 10:07 pm said:

Thank you, Lenore, for visiting my blogs today. I am excited to be following yours now. I, too, love photography and the life that it opens up to you. Finding beauty in things you used to walk right by is truly a miracle and adds so much to life.

I look forward to getting to know you better! Skye

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Elaine on January 30, 2014 at 3:41 pm said:

Thank you for the visit to my blog today and for the like on my post Life begins each morning! I appreciate it very much–what a blessing! I just took a few minutes to look around your blog and I love it and am now following it! I love your photos. I admire people who are good at photographing things, The quilting and diy caught my eye too and I cant wait to explore more! Quilting and sewing and some DIY are two of the things that I enjoy very much! In fact I plan to post some of my projects (mostly all sewing these days) on my blog at the suggestion of one of my granddaughters. I look forward to getting to know you through your blog! God bless your day!

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meticulousmick on January 20, 2014 at 7:22 am said:

A lot of resonation going on here and like it. 😃 Thanks for your visit over to my own wee blog and glad you liked my post ‘Iced Thorn’. Be great to see you over my way again. Enjoy your week. MM 🍀

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lizleeray on January 1, 2014 at 8:06 pm said:

Thank you for stopping by my blog. Happy New Year!

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charlottie84 on January 1, 2014 at 9:57 am said:

Thank you for stopping by my blog recently, which has led me back to yours. I love the theme of your blog, until very recently I felt I was stuck in a rut, but in the past year I have really expanded my interests and hobbies and feel I am embracing ‘newness’ – blogging (and reading blogs!) being one of those things, another thing being photography. Your photographs are amazing! My husband has recently acquired an SLR camera and we are both having a lot of fun exploring the world of photography with it.

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- explorenewness on January 1, 2014 at 10:13 am said:
  
  Thank you for your kind comments. I very much enjoyed reading your posts and am now excited to ‘follow’ you. Happy New Year!
  
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  - eddietheauthor on January 3, 2014 at 11:50 pm said:
    
    Thanks for checking out my blog. Yours is delicious!
    
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Wilder Man On Rolling Creek on December 30, 2013 at 6:45 am said:

Great work, both on your writing with this blog … and with your photography. Keep writing, keep on looking for the right shots … and by the way I am appreciative that you stopped by most blog recently. Peace, T

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Kathy on December 24, 2013 at 3:11 am said:

Okay…am I moron? I want to comment on your posts…but can’t seem to find where to post??!!?? So I just want to tell you here that I love your photography and am your newest follower 🙂

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- explorenewness on December 26, 2013 at 8:31 pm said:
  
  No, you’re not the moron! I guess WordPress changed things recently and I had to dig deep to find out how to allow comments. You’d think they’d make that a default!
  
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RobynG on December 18, 2013 at 8:45 pm said:

Thanks so much for the follow Lenore!

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RobynG on December 18, 2013 at 4:00 pm said:

Hi Lenore. Thanks so much for visiting my blog and liking a post. I truly appreciate it and hope you’ll visit again and maybe even become a follower of my blog.
I look forward to seeing your work and learning more about your photography. Blessings, Robyn

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Sarah Myers on December 10, 2013 at 10:13 pm said:

What a wonderful, refreshing blog! I enjoyed it and will return again. Thanks for stopping by The Noontimes and liking a post – it gave ne the opportunity to find you!

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homemadeinhk on November 23, 2013 at 7:11 am said:

Thanks for stopping by our blog and liking our tomato cream soup. Much appreciated!

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Iamrcc on November 10, 2013 at 9:56 pm said:

Thank you for visiting and the like of my post “Burning Bush Leaves”.

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ohiocook on November 1, 2013 at 8:16 pm said:

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog.

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oureverydayadventures365 on October 28, 2013 at 8:28 pm said:

Thanks for stopping by our blog. You have some great photography.

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Grace Grits and Gardening on October 28, 2013 at 8:12 pm said:

I’m a new follower. I find that I have to push myself to try new things. Your blog is inspirational.

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Patti Ross on October 27, 2013 at 8:15 pm said:

Your visit to my blog led me back to you! Terrific! We seem to share a let’s learn philosophy of life. Thanks for visiting. I am eager to see your future posts.

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- explorenewness on October 27, 2013 at 10:41 pm said:
  
  I was thinking the same thing! It seems we probably have a lot in common.
  
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elmcal on September 20, 2013 at 6:23 am said:

Thanks for liking my poem. 🙂

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milesawayfromanywhere on September 7, 2013 at 4:48 pm said:

Thank you for stopping by! I share your excitement for newness, and love the fact that you are not only doing but sharing. Clearly your journey through life will be a beautiful one.

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gpcox on June 27, 2013 at 2:53 pm said:

Someone after my own heart – too many interests to mention. Very nice to meet you.

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lessonsbyheart on June 17, 2013 at 8:27 pm said:

So much fun stuff here! Great photography, too. Thanks for stopping by Lessons by Heart!

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Praise Jesus!

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archecotech on June 15, 2013 at 6:29 pm said:

I always like finding something new. Surprisingly I do most of the time. So with that said, I found something new “here” thanks.

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Judy Guion on May 13, 2013 at 10:03 pm said:

What a delightful blog. .. creative, colorful, informative… and I LOVE the recipes. I haven’t baked for a while but you inspire me !!

Thank you for finding my blog – http://greatestgenerationlessons.wordpress.com, however you did, and thank you for liking my latest post. I’d really enjoy a comment or two on what you think about it..

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Teresa on March 3, 2013 at 2:47 am said:

I’ve recently switched my food blog over to be self-hosted which I hope will make it more user-friendly in the future. As a result, if you were following Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen via email, WordPress, or using RSS feeds through Google Reader or some other way, you are no longer subscribed. If you wish to continue receiving future posts from my blog you will need to re-subscribe. Sorry for the inconvenience, Teresa.

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Jayne on January 25, 2013 at 10:00 pm said:

I have enjoyed looking around your blog! I have to ask you…how did you do your pages with just the links and not drop boxes? Love that!!

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- explorenewness on January 25, 2013 at 10:16 pm said:
  
  It’s just a wordpress option…I haven’t really taken the time to do anything special….just the default options :o)
  
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thebestdressup on January 11, 2013 at 6:14 am said:

ciao! luvFAB blog.
thebestdressup

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Life on a Dirt Road on January 4, 2013 at 2:33 pm said:

Hello Lenore! I just wanted to let you know I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award! You can read more about it here: http://lovinlifeonadirtroad.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/happy-belated-birthday-to-me/ and see what you need to do if you wish to accept. 🙂 I do love reading your blog. 🙂 ~ Carol

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- explorenewness on January 4, 2013 at 9:46 pm said:
  
  Carol,
  Thanks for the kind nomination! I’ve really enjoyed browsing through the sites of your other nominations. Thank you!
  
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louise darcy on January 1, 2013 at 3:44 pm said:

Hi Lenore, I love the sound of your enthusiasm! Happy to be following, lots of great shots on your site too. Happy New Year 🙂
Louise

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mmmarzipan on November 16, 2012 at 6:29 pm said:

Hi Lenore! As you know, I have been following your blog only a short while now, I think that your blog concept and personal projects are lovely :). So for this reason I have nominated you for a Very Inspiring Blogger Award (see http://missmarzipan.com/2012/11/16/very-inspiring-blogger-award-aka-happy-dancing-on-the-inside/). I truly wish you all the best! xx

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- mmmarzipan on November 22, 2012 at 12:25 am said:
  
  Hi again! Just stopping by to let you know that I have nominated you for a “Blog of the Year 2012″ Award. See http://missmarzipan.com/2012/11/22/3-award-nominations-200-follows-today-aka-very-grateful-and-surprised/ if you’d like to accept. If not, no worries- you have a nice shout-out on my blog in any case 🙂 All the best x
  
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Teresa on November 7, 2012 at 4:33 pm said:

Thanks for stopping by my blog and liking my “Mini Pumpkin Pie Croissants.” It’s a great recipe. I hope you try it sometime. Please let me know how it turns out. You have some great pictures on your blog.

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mmmarzipan on November 6, 2012 at 2:56 pm said:

I think we have a lot in common 🙂 Following your blog! All the best 🙂

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