Happy Thanksgiving weekend, everyone! I’ve been busy this week, as most of you have been. My creative juices are flowing again, and I’ve been writing some poems, editing others, crocheting a gift, ordering more, and making additional pieces of my handcrafted jewelry. It’s a busy time of year for all! Earlier this week, I wrote…
How can it be Poetry Friday again?! This week went fast! I’ve been busy and productive, so it’s made for a happy week. While I have written some children’s poetry this week, I’m still scrubbing it up, so instead I want to share how I got to “know” a famous Scottish poet. While in Scotland,…
Most of my articles appear on my Medium.com page under my name. But, if you follow me here instead of there, I thought I’d post friend links to the articles. Friend links are Medium’s way of allowing access to articles to those who are not Medium members. Obviously, the platform would like more members, and…
Thanks to a reminder from Laura Purdie Salas, I am hosting Poetry Friday this week. It’s all good, however, since I usually do not get my post up until Friday morning when I host. I think it balances out all of us who get their’s up on Thursday! (I’m joking, here.) Anyway, I am sorry…
And other sayings…. The phrase, one good turn deserves another, is ancient. Used since the 1400s and found in a book in 1546 by John Heywood, it can also be attributed to Aesop in the 500s B.C., through one of his stories. I’ve found lately that by being a good person, trying to help those…
I grew up with snow, lots of it. Being raised in Hilton, New York, a small town outside of Rochester, near Lake Ontario, we had our share of snow. So, I know about snow. This month children’s author, Laura Purdie Salas, gave me the opportunity to review her new book, Flurry, Float, and Fly, due…