<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Morning Hope Press]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linda Borromeo]]></description><link>https://www.lindaborromeo.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:43:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.lindaborromeo.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Discover the Hope Rose and a Wondrous Old Rose Garden]]></title><description><![CDATA[My husband and I looked down at our sad miniature rose. "I don't think it's going to make it," Peter said. When Peter gave me the little...]]></description><link>https://www.lindaborromeo.com/post/the-hope-rose-and-a-wondrous-old-rose-garden</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5edc33f8e034760017315d40</guid><category><![CDATA[1893 Chicago World's Fair]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nature Inspirations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Islands]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gardens]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 07:29:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/13e35d_8a16623f8f82408aa96af6ab98d452a0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Borromeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stars Through an Autumn Twilight: A Harvest of Lighthouses on Prince Edward Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it because I grew up in the desert? My imagination has always harbored a fascination for islands and lighthouses. I think whatever is...]]></description><link>https://www.lindaborromeo.com/post/stars-through-an-autumn-twilight-a-harvest-of-lighthouses-on-prince-edward-island</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6147ada41b6926001643371b</guid><category><![CDATA[Lighthouses]]></category><category><![CDATA[Islands]]></category><category><![CDATA[L. M. Montgomery]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2021 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/13e35d_ebb8a22855f34ad485bb522e0974088b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Borromeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kate Greenaway: Staying True to Your Own Style]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do memories transform creativity and imagination? For artist and poet Kate Greenaway, childhood memories created a swirl of color,...]]></description><link>https://www.lindaborromeo.com/post/kate-greenaway-staying-true-to-your-own-style</link><guid isPermaLink="false">604ef582caa2330015dceed4</guid><category><![CDATA[1893 Chicago World's Fair]]></category><category><![CDATA[Artists of the Fair]]></category><category><![CDATA[Books and Reading]]></category><category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category><category><![CDATA[Inspiring People]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2021 05:29:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/13e35d_dda44cd1561f458e9322f8212db6a1bd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_517,h_380,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Borromeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a Picture is Worth a Thousand (or More) Words]]></title><description><![CDATA[What I'll Never Know Have you ever browsed in a used bookstore and wondered about an inscription? I still remember one I found inside a...]]></description><link>https://www.lindaborromeo.com/post/library-shelfie-day-when-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-or-more-words</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fffaeb930ae1200172db09b</guid><category><![CDATA[Books and Reading]]></category><category><![CDATA[Library Shelfies]]></category><category><![CDATA[Family Activity Ideas]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:25:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/13e35d_c022020f88334f7a8314fdca605c0ea3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_924,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Borromeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gifts From the Sky: Celebrating the Flying Lighthouse Santa]]></title><description><![CDATA[It starts with a low rumble. As the noise grows louder, I shade my eyes and look up at the blue sky. Overhead, the roar approaches and its source comes into view—half plane and half boat. A floatplane near Friday Harbor, San Juan Islands I'm still surprised when I spot a floatplane overhead. Since I grew up in a very rain-challenged California valley, there was little reason for a floatplane to fly over my childhood home! 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Duyckinck, courtesy of the University of Texas at Austin The Possibilities of a Handwritten Name...]]></description><link>https://www.lindaborromeo.com/post/in-her-own-hand-book-treasures-at-the-1893-chicago-world-s-fair</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f8a2726891dae0017f1c994</guid><category><![CDATA[1893 Chicago World's Fair]]></category><category><![CDATA[Books and Reading]]></category><category><![CDATA[Authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2020 23:50:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/13e35d_e16bf810af34400fba492d23f4a87ad1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_657,h_808,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Borromeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Captain Jim's Lighthouse Real?  Discover L.M. Montgomery's Lighthouse of Dreams]]></title><description><![CDATA[(New) Cape Tryon Lighthouse, Prince Edward Island. Credit: William Li CC BY-SA 4.0 When L. M. Montgomery published Anne's House of Dreams...]]></description><link>https://www.lindaborromeo.com/post/the-land-of-lost-sunsets-discover-the-lighthouse-connections-of-l-m-montgomery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f3b5e2caac28800173eb926</guid><category><![CDATA[Lighthouses]]></category><category><![CDATA[Books and Reading]]></category><category><![CDATA[Islands]]></category><category><![CDATA[Authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[L. M. Montgomery]]></category><category><![CDATA[Books About Lighthouses]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 05:29:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/13e35d_d5b5be1d667b4617bc1e39e8a44d1320~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_465,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Borromeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take a Summer Tour of These Beloved Literary Gardens]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need . — Cicero  Lush gardens and books are delights that never grow old. The...]]></description><link>https://www.lindaborromeo.com/post/2015/07/10/5-special-places-in-literature-a-summer-tour-of-literary-gardens</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5eabd0d7d679200017d1bca2</guid><category><![CDATA[Books and Reading]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nature Inspirations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gardens]]></category><category><![CDATA[L. M. 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If you walked into a special children's library of long ago, a...]]></description><link>https://www.lindaborromeo.com/post/2018/05/06/they-never-wearied-of-stories-discover-a-surprising-childrens-library</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5eabd0d92882030017f71516</guid><category><![CDATA[1893 Chicago World's Fair]]></category><category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category><category><![CDATA[Books and Reading]]></category><category><![CDATA[Authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[Inspiring People]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 08:04:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/13e35d_4f06dff7fd814d97928596d3d9cb427a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_650,h_937,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Borromeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mary Cassatt and the Vanishing Mural]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a cool autumn evening , Christie Edwards faces a life-altering decision. 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Touching her daughter's shoulder one last time, her...]]></description><link>https://www.lindaborromeo.com/post/2017/12/01/3-turning-points-of-freedom-for-henry-ossawa-tanner-christmas-paintings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5eabd0d906633b0017d75c81</guid><category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category><category><![CDATA[Artists of the Fair]]></category><category><![CDATA[Creativity]]></category><category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category><category><![CDATA[Inspiring People]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2017 04:30:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/13e35d_8a74f4fa8f2d4263b934ce68b9781ca7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_761,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Borromeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Where Are My Sparkles?" Dealing with Creative Comparisons]]></title><description><![CDATA["Each of us has something to give that no one else has."  ​ As I took a walk around my favorite lake, I snapped a quick picture. 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As the...]]></description><link>https://www.lindaborromeo.com/post/2017/09/01/3-reasons-you-can-treasure-rereading-a-book</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5eabd0d932833000176f02b0</guid><category><![CDATA[Books and Reading]]></category><category><![CDATA[Authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[L. M. 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