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LA Edwards PhD - Author

LA Edwards PhD - Author

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Portland, Oregon · #PhD Toxicologist/Environmental Scientist #LymeDisease #LymeAdvocate, Author, Non-Fiction of my journey with Late stage Lyme - #GladiatorinPajamas #MyLifewithLy

LA Edwards PhD - Author

Lyme Disease, other Chronic Illnesses and Autoimmune Diseasess

Lyme Disease, other Chronic Illnesses and Autoimmune Diseasess / Interesting facts about Lyme disease, chronic, and Autoimmune diseases

Lyme: Celebrities

Lyme: Celebrities / Celebrities who have Lyme disease

Food & Medicinal Tips

Food & Medicinal Tips / Healthy foods, mostly, a few cheats, but you are what you put in your body and out.

Oils, Spices, Living

Oils, Spices, Living / Health - oils, spices, and living

GF Vegan Desserts

GF Vegan Desserts / Gluten Free and Vegan desserts

Gluten Free & Vegan

Gluten Free & Vegan / Eating healthy is easy if you know what to shop for at the market. Reading labels is paramount to ensuring your not surprised when you get home. Both my husband and I eat only organic, non GMO, local vegetables and fruit. Our meals are also gluten free and free of foods I am allergic to including: dairy, eggs, bananas, kiwi, beets, avocados, pine nuts, and soy. We as a rule consume no processed foods. Some recipes may contain sugar/honey or other ingredients, each easy to substitute.

Beverages/Smoothies

Beverages/Smoothies / Beverages from smoothies to adult beverages.

Fitness For Life

$Fitness For Life / I have had Lyme disease MSIDS for 16+ yrs & wheelchair bound for 7, I was my competitive body loose muscle mass. No Dr listened as I searched for someone to treat me. Instead, I was given a diagnosis of ALS. I finally found an LLND who would treat me. My frustration turned into motivation & hope. A fall resulted in a compression fracture of my spine at L4-L5, S1 crushed to my coccyx. In severe pain, I couldn't train. Until my LLND introduced me to Prolotherapy. If I can do it, so can you!$

I Love My Bike / I have been an avid cyclist since I was a kid, after my kids were old enough they were toted behind my bike so I could get exercise and stay in shape. Eventually I traded my road bike in for a Mt. bike, at the suggestion of my young son. Well, that was the beginning of a stint of Mt biking racing, hard core training on both the road, trails, in the gym, cross training, bike crashes, tons of fun, beer, and well years of tremendous fun. Still a passion and huge part of my life.

Organic - No GMOs

Organic - No GMOs / Live an eco-friendly life, with a small carbon footprint, eat local organic shop at local markets and absolutely no GMOs. They are evil creatures and not even food.

Desserts Regular

Desserts Regular / Food that we may love, but should not eat. Too much fat, dairy, gluten, sugar, processed...but some simply can't resist.

Inspiration & Motivation

Inspiration & Motivation / Everyone needs some at some point in their life, and others need it every single day!

Author Bios - Meet the Authors

Author Bios - Meet the Authors / In the world of words, writers and authors motivate, arouse and inspire our imagination. Meet these talented and creative people whom you invite into your world.
Please message me to post your bio.

Authors Supporting Authors - The Library

Authors Supporting Authors - The Library / Writers and authors are fascinating people. A writer's mind is a creative gift they share with the world for readers to enjoy.
Message me to showcase your awesome talent. (NOTE: ONE pin per book cover/podcast. If you wish to refresh your pin, please delete previous pin. Pinners who overpopulate the board with the same pin will be removed.)

Writing Tips & Tools

Writing Tips & Tools / Tips and tools writers should know

Grammar & Spelling

Grammar & Spelling / Writing Grammar & Spelling

Words / Writing - Words

Rewriting & Editing

Rewriting & Editing / Rewriting and Editing your writing

Blogging & Social Media

Blogging & Social Media / Blogging and Social Media tips for those who want to use these powerful tools the correct way, without shoving your info down people's throats.

Publishing a Book

Publishing a Book / Publishing a book yourself or via a publisher

My Favorite Quotes

My Favorite Quotes / My Quotes and Sayings and other Peoples Quotes that Inspire me. Made by me. #Quotes #Inspiration

Writing Inspired Art

Writing Inspired Art / Art made of books

Vintage Books / Books Vintage and Beyond

What are you Reading?

What are you Reading? / Some of the favorite books

Book Ideas / Book Ideas for The House of Thoth Scenery and Benadanti

Characters the Men

Characters the Men / Male Character Ideas for House of Thoth and Benandanti

Faces Inspired by Books

Faces Inspired by Books / Faces from around the world.

Eyes / What would your characters eyes look like

Clothes Inspired by Books

Clothes Inspired by Books / Clothing inspired by The House of Thoth and Benandanti

On Location / Locations for The House of Thoth and Benandanti

Book Characters

Book Characters / As I wrote The House of Thoth, I imagined what features they might have, or how they might dress for a function in a scene. Or what they might have in their closet. As I have more time I would like to add more information to the images, which I should have done when I was pinning but didn't think to at the time. None of the images here were copied and used to create my characters in The House of Thoth or Benandanti.

Clothes House of Thoth

Clothes House of Thoth / Clothes inspired by the House of Thoth

Masquerade Ball

Masquerade Ball / In Book 4 of The House of Thoth Series, the reader is taken to Montalcino, Italia to the Castello de Tullevette. A Ball honoring Serena Tullevette and her twin Lucian Tullevette's 30th birthday's takes place.

Jewelry Inspired by The House of Thoth

Jewelry Inspired by The House of Thoth / Jewelry Inspired by The House of Thoth

Benandanti / Ideas for Benandati

Weapons & Fights

Weapons & Fights / The types of weapons used when writing fight scenes

INTJ Myers Briggs

INTJ Myers Briggs / I am a INTJ according to Myers Briggs

Quotes: TheHouseofThoth

Quotes: TheHouseofThoth / Most of the quotes are mine or those quotes I used at the beginning of each of the chapters within #TheHouseofThothseries The series is a #Supernatural, #Fantasy, #Thriller #Blooddrinkers that will hopefully make you look a the world around you differently. The #Benandanti series will continue to delve deeper into the HouseofThoth from a different angle & a different protagonist, a warrior princes whose sole purpose in life is to protect those within the 13 houses which make up #TheHouseofThoth;

History Ancient Worlds

History Ancient Worlds / History: Ancient Worlds

Science / I am proud to be a scientist.

Science vs. Religion

Science vs. Religion / Science vs. Religion

Symbology, Sacred Geometry, Numerology

Symbology, Sacred Geometry, Numerology / Symbology, Sacred Geometry, and Numerology, Math, and New Age all used at one time or another to develop language and adopt secret languages throughout time to protect any number of secrets from falling into the wrong hands. This has been common practice from the beginning of time until now as we try to read ancient text and documents.

Something Wiccan This Way Come

Something Wiccan This Way Come / Something Wiccan this way do come.....

Norwegian Roots

Norwegian Roots / The Norwegian blood which flows through my veins is mixed with the Norse and Viking blood from my ancestors long ago. My maternal grandmother was of Norwegian and Irish Celt decent from parents who crossed the ocean to Ellis Island. So, I am 1/8 Norwegian and 1/8 Irish Celt along the lineage of my maternal grandmother.

German Roots / My German ancestry comes from my maternal grandfather. I don't know a lot about, but what I do know is they were Lutheran Germans. My great grandparents are believed to be both of German ancestry. Therefore, I am one quarter German from my mothers father side of the family.

Irish/Celtic Roots

Irish/Celtic Roots / I apparently have a lot of Celtic blood flowing through my veins thanks to my fathers mother. She was born of Pure Celtic Irish blood, brought into this world on a boat, an orphan, her mother, my great-grandmother dying in childbirth. Fortunately records of her name Bridget O'Neil were with her along with her mothers papers etc. My Irish blood came from here and my Irish Celtic great grand parents.

Swedish Roots / The swede in me comes from a line of swedish grandparents who,have some viking blood in their history. that said, I am one quarter Swedish from my paternal grandfather who married Bridget O'Neil. My father gave me Irish-Celtic blood and Swedish Viking blood.

Magick / All things of magic and legends.

Book of Shadows

Book of Shadows / Book of Shadows and all things about spells

Mystical / All things mysterious

Land of Enchantment

Land of Enchantment / Lands of Enchantment

Dragons / All about Dragons

Faeries / Everything to do with Faeries in the Faery world.

Portals / Portals into other worlds and dimensions.

I Embrace Diversity!

I Embrace Diversity! / As far as I am concerned everyone should embrace diversity. I will have little to nothing to do with you otherwise. Besides diversity is what makes this planet so wonderful and unique and why I travel as often as I can. Everyone should do so at some point in their life. And by travel i don't mean down the street or into the adjacent state. Travel the world.

Libra, Why Yes I Am!

Libra, Why Yes I Am! / My birth Month October. This board contains zodiac symbols and such for the my month and symbol.

Yes, I Love Ink!

Yes, I Love Ink! / My hubbie & I are getting inspirational tattoos as a testimony of our love, and the horrific journey we have endured over the last few years battling an all encompassing illnesses; a testament in search of a cure for a complex medical illness which baffles even the best & often most creative doctors who derive treatment options only to be denied by insurance companies, their policies, unqualified decision makers, ignorance, & unwillingness to promote seeking a cure.

Oct Birthday Month

Oct Birthday Month / October is my birthday month. And I do mean month! I celebrate me for the entire month of October!

My Style / You will find out a little about me here. More in the boards which follow. I'm a Environmental Scientist toting around a PhD who was caught up in research & corporate world for yrs before escaping. I've a strong connection with nature & embrace diversity & all it entails. I'm an published author in numerous science & academic journals, tech docs, & reports; Creator of House of Thoth & sequel Benandanti, & upcoming novel My Life with Lyme; a freelance photographer; music critic & supporter.

My Dark Side / This board contains designer fashion I would love to wear if the occasion presented itself. I love to wear black and eccentric clothes, but generally wear simple basic black with a hint of red or other color. Generally not flashy, unless the occasion screams red! A brilliant blood red dress would be fantastic; I guess this is why this is my dream board

Tattoos / TATTOOS ONLY PLEASE

Hi all, thank you for joining me and pinning to my tattoo board. Please don't disrespect it. I am not a prude, but I don't want something pinned that will kick us off. I would hate to lose all the tattoos that have been pinned. P.S. This is a tattoo board, I started it to get ideas for my future tattoos and it turned into a really cool board so I decided to make it a group board, so everyone could enjoy it. But again it is A TATTOO BOARD, no other pins please.

I Love Flats / A girl can never own enough pairs of shoes, especially flats. I discovered Tieks from a friend, and now I can't have enough. I also love Börn shoes. I know my size and no matter the style I can order a pair in my size and perfect fit every time. Same with Tieks. Both are comfortable. Never had a blister yet. So, with all fairness I had to have a category for all the cute flats.

Black Cats! / I love black cats, they and all kitties are too cute for words!

I Love Cats / All About Cats.

My Vacation & Beachwear

My Vacation & Beachwear / This board includes my style when going to the beach, because let's face it, while I would love to wear some of those elegant fashions from my Fashion Boards, I will never actually wear clothes like that. In my dreams, but seriously....However, when traveling I might tend to add more flash to wardrobe depending on where we were going. That said, this board includes the items I would bring along on a trip to the beach.

Childhood Memories

Childhood Memories

Dog House / All about dogs!

My Photography / Photography by L&L Photography/L&L Images. Please follow us on our website at www.LandLimages.com, blog at http://www.landlimages.wordpress.com, or tweet @la_edwards. All of our images have copyrights and belong to photographers: Louise Edwards or Lloyd Edwards. Now on Red Bubble http://www.redbubble.com/people/landlimages and 500px. Check us out, but don't steal our work.

Bucket List 1 Ancestry

Bucket List 1 Ancestry / When given thought to where I would like to travel most, my answer was simple: to the place of my ancestors.

Bucket List 2 Travel

Bucket List 2 Travel / Taking a bit of a break from family, I believe that when one gets a second chance to see the world, it is sometimes referred to as a blessing. I think of it more as a gift. And I chose to use this gift to explore not only countries of my ancestry but those I believe to be the most fascinating. So, as my bucket lists empties I will undoubtedly find more adventures to refill the bucket and continue on my exploration of life and of self.

I Love the Yankees

I Love the Yankees / My love for baseball began as a kid, whose father was a huge Yankee fan, then the Mariners franchise began, and mom decided she loved this up and coming team instigating a family rivalry which continues even though dad is watching with the angels, I continue to support the Yankees. I was excited to move to NY many years ago, where I enjoyed season tickets and a new rivalry with Boston Redsox. Back on the West coast again, Portland, thought I was going die my first season here - no baseball team.

My Favorite Music & Musicians

My Favorite Music & Musicians / All about my favorite music

Cover of Rolling Stone

Cover of Rolling Stone / Nothing like being on the cover of the Rolling Stone Magazine - Those who have graced this great feat.

New Music Artists

New Music Artists

Adam Lambert / One of my favorite musicians and entertainers, from American Idol, to GLADD, I love Adam Lambert in all that he has achieved in both aspects of his life, personal and professional. A great singer. And not since the like of Eddie Mercury has this industry seen such flamboyance combined with the pipes to show up anyone in the business

Guitar Greats / Guitar greats and their tools of the trade. Any and all material goods which depicts music and the instrument it inspires.

Favorite Music Videos

Favorite Music Videos / My favorite music videos

Live Music / My Favorite Live Music

Aerosmith / One of my favorite rock bands of all time Aerosmith. A living legend from the early days to now, 40 years worth of images and counting. I still can't believe these guys in their mid-sixties can still belt out the songs of their youth without missing a beat. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legends.

Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains / Both past and present, this is one of my favorite alternative-grunch garage bands of all time, along with the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam....

Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood / American Idol alum, who has become one of the greatest country music artists of all time and certainly one of mine. She is a super star who has remained grounded by her faith and husband.

Chris Cornell-Soundgarden

Chris Cornell-Soundgarden / Chris Cornell one of the greatest rock musicians of all time.

Chris Martin - Coldplay

Chris Martin - Coldplay / All things Chris Martin frontman for Coldplay.

Dave Grohl - Foo Fighters

Dave Grohl - Foo Fighters / A true music legend, drummer, guitarist, vocalist, producer, coordinator and activist, he has shown the world he is a genuine talent. Playing drums for Nirvana, he moved on to found the Foo Fighters, as singer/songwriter, playing lead and bass guitar, and drums on the bands first album; producing the album before the band was formed, Dave painted an outline of what he and his band, and various ventures would fill in.

Dave Matthews / Dave Matthews frontman for The Dave Matthews Band. I have loved this band since Dave first started playing and was fortunate to attend a Concert. And by sheer luck, my best friend scored us front row seat for us and our less than enthusiastic dates. I swore Dave was singing to me all night. Best concert ever. Thank you, me dear friend. If you ever read this, know I think of you often. :)

Eddie Vedder - Pearl Jam

Eddie Vedder - Pearl Jam / One of my favorite bands of all time Pearl Jam.

Kurt Cobain - Nirvana

Kurt Cobain - Nirvana / A great talent whose demons got the better of him and as a result, we lost one of the greatest talents in music whose music is listened to by each new generation of music lovers. Garage Bands. As a result of Nirvana grew the birth of the Foo Fighters and another Music legend - Dave Grohl.

Gold Dust Woman

Gold Dust Woman / Stevie Nick's - Fleetwood Mac I fell in love with Stevie Nicks in high school and couldn't get enough. Saw a few of their concerts and would still love to see more. Can't get enough of her.

Music 60s-70s / Music of the 60s and 70s Rock

Music 80s-90s / Rock music 80s and 90s

Music 70s-80s / Favorite music from the 70s and 80s

Grunge 1984 - 90s

Grunge 1984 - 90s / The greatest a new wave of music came from Seattle, catapulting garage/grunge music to a new height. Exploding worldwide a new age of music arose alongside some very talented musicians. Inferring to the music industry grunge was musical prowess. Sadly, it was also a time when many of these artists were caught drowning in the wave of drugs & alcohol, capturing them forever. Despite the losses, their music is immortalized along with the survivors who continue to write and create great music.

90s Rock Greats

90s Rock Greats / Some of the Greatest Rock Musicians from the 1990s.

Music 90s-2000s

Music 90s-2000s

Music 2000s - Current

Music 2000s - Current

Best of American Idol

Best of American Idol / The best years of American Idol before it became weird and lost its cool and passion to 'The Voice', which I watched in lieu of AI.

The Voice / While I only watched the clips, couldn't stand to sit through all the commercials and BS, here are some of the best moments of the show, from the judges to the singers competing for the ultimate winner of 'The Voice' I love it when Cassadee Pope so and Daniele Bradbury. This board also contains moments of when special guests dropped by the show and sang. There are also some live performances here.

Music Country / My favorite country artists. among many others, I love Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Cassadee Pope, Lauren Alaina, Casey James, and a few of the up and comers. I love so many I can't name them all, but most are within the past several years or so.

Music Classical

Music Classical / I have listened to classical music since childhood and continue to love it. Great music to write to.

B&W Portraits Men

B&W Portraits Men / Black and White Portrait shots of interesting and well known men!

B&W Portraits Woman

B&W Portraits Woman / Black and White Portraits of Well Known Woman!

Black & White! / Black and white images shot by others.

500px / Images from the photographers of the world website 500px

A Dash of Color

A Dash of Color / Amazing Black and White Photography with a Hint of Color. Very unique technique, one in which I hope to aspire to.

Amazing Images / Some of my favorite Images taken from all over the world by both professional and amateur photographers.

Macro Photography

Macro Photography / Macro-photography at its finest!

Moonlight Magic

Moonlight Magic

Bokeh Photography

Bokeh Photography / Bokeh is a Japanese term for the subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of a photographic image. For example, The bokeh, or quality of the blurred image in the photograph, was described and discussed.

Amazing Colors / Today's photography has gone from taking a picture of an object, developing it in a dark room to capture perfect saturation, hue, & color by the use of chemicals. This method has evolved to digital imagery which takes photography to an entirely new level, the ability to create images by altering saturation, tones, & hues to suit the mood of the particular image; or the power to create wonderful black and white images. This board focus' on the former - Amazing Color

Amazing Reflections

Amazing Reflections

At Home In Oregon

At Home In Oregon / While I grew up in Washington State, I decided a few years ago to make Oregon my home, when I met the man who would become my future husband. We love it here for its mild climate, proximity to wine country, the Pacific Ocean, wondrous Gorge, and magnificent mountain ranges which scream for hiking, biking, and skiing. A photographers dream. Oregon is our home.

Home State Washington

Home State Washington / Washington offers a mixture of climates & landscapes unlike other in the union: dry pine forests surrounded by lakes, hiking & biking trails, skiing in the winter, to sagebrush & the rolling hills of the Palouse, farmland, sagebrush, & grapes a wine lovers mecca. The most impressive area follows the Columbia River & the Gorge created from cataclysmic floods of the Missoula which occured thousands of years ago. Such unique features provide for a photographers dream.

Sunrise Sunset / Sunsets and sunrises taken from various photographers from all around the world.

Best Friends / Great images of animals best friends.

Nearing Extinction

Nearing Extinction / The amazing animals that live on this planet, many of whom are sadly near extinction from horrible men and to a lesser extent woman, who capitalize on the killing, maiming, and illegal selling of some of this planets most extraordinary creatures. Perhaps this is why they have become such a commodity, I believe it is because they are cowards. They are unable to normally function in society without bullying and being cruel to those who become caught in their evil web. For what purpose?

Amazing Earth / Amazing photos taken from spectacular regions around the globe.

Nature's Magic / Photography of nature and the environment, its creatures, landforms, from the sky to the earth, from the land to the sea. All encompassing nature and the environment.

Ornithology / The study of birds.....

Fire and Brimstone

Fire and Brimstone

Ice and Water / All photos that pertain with some aspect of ice and water.

I Love the Beach

I Love the Beach / All about water and the beach.

Sea Life / Sea life......

Clouds Rain / Clouds and Rain

Flowers / Spring brings about nature and the emergence of flowers. This board encompasses the beauty of spring flowers.

Orchids / Orchidaceae. I love Orchids. They are like beautiful creatures each unique with their own personality. There are between 21,950 and 26,049 different species in 880 genera.

Poppies / I love Poppies

Roses! / Roses, what's not to love

Sunflowers / Sun Flowers brighten anyone's day!

Tulips / I love Tulips

Water Lilies & Lotus

Water Lilies & Lotus / Water Lilies and Lotus

Autumn / All about autumn! Photography to the best places to see such beauty and color.

Trees / Photography of trees...

Magic of Winter

Magic of Winter / Photos of winter magic.....

Night Lights / Night lights, from urban to tranquil lighting alongside a pool.

Architecture / Architectural or urban photography from photographers around the world.

Places I've Been...

Places I've Been... / Places around the globe I've been fortunate to have travelled to. Some of these images have been photographed by me or my hubbie, however, most have been shot by others capturing their interpretation of these wonderful and often amazing places on our planet!

Someday Maybe....

Someday Maybe.... / Places I have added to my bucket list, but know I will never see. A girl can dream, and why not dream big!

Great Hotels/Restuarants

Great Hotels/Restuarants / Great hotels to stay at for your dream vacation to places with exquisite views, water frontage, beaches, to photographers havens. And of course wonderful places to eat!

Eastern Europe / Travel and photography opportunities in the former Eastern Block that has opened up to tourism. I would love to visit any and all of these wonderful countries comprised of a long line of history.

The Caribbean / From all of the images I have seen of the Caribbean, I am placing in one of the top 10 places I would love to travel here. There are many Islands, from the popular to the very secluded. I hope that my hugbie and I can one day capture its beauty from behind the camera.

Pacific Oceanic

Pacific Oceanic / Photos of potential holiday vacation or honeymoon spots.

Mexico, Central & South America

Mexico, Central & South America / Photographs from Mexico to the tip of South America

Europe / Many of these images are from France, which in my mind scream trip to this wonderful country is warranted. However, there are many other fantastic photos included here from throughout Europe.

Africa & Middle East

Africa & Middle East / This Board includes images from Africa and Middle East.Looking for a Travel Agent? We have used Kensington Travel for our more exotic travel needs, i.e., the Middle East and Africa. This company is very professional and offer private excursions which we prefer to group excursions. We highly recommend them.

US & Canada / Travel photography around the US. Photos contributed by both amateur and professional photographers from around the world.

Australia & New Zealand

Australia & New Zealand / Considering my husband is an Aussie, I felt it only fitting to include a board which contains pins about his homeland. This board contains photos of popular places to see and things to do while visiting down under, including New Zealand, and Tasmania. We have included our photos under our L and L photo board.

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