Today is Silent Sunday. Each week, on Sunday, I post my own photographs on a theme of my choosing for your inspiration and enjoyment. I rest from posting words on this day. I hope you enjoy the posts.
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Vintage Sales
If you’ve read recent posts, you know my husband and I have been cleaning out. This week was productive as we took a whole carload of stuff over to our local reuse-it store. I also have a tote ready to go to the consignment store where I occasionally take gently used household items or knick-knacks…
An Opportunity for Young Writers
Today, I want to pass on an opportunity for teachers who work with students on their creative writing. Unfortunately, I will not be able to take advantage of this chance to submit student work, but maybe some of you can. Right now, I do not have a group of writers. I am wondering about the…
Poetry Friday: A Tribute
Usually, I am unaffected by a celebrity’s death. I think it’s because I do not have a personal relationship with them. I feel sad but have little sense of loss for myself, more loss for the world in which they belonged, especially when the person who died made valuable contributions. But, in the passage of…
Silent Sunday: The Best of 2021 Food, Art, Travel, and Nature.
Slice of Life: So simple and yet simply not done
We’ve been busy today. It’s 2:30 p.m. and we’ve driven up to the Twin Cities and back already. The metro area of Minneapolis – St. Paul is two and a half hours away from where we live if you drive one way. You do the math – that’s five hours on the road. We dropped…
Foodie Monday: New Salad Recipe
We tried a new salad for our Christmas dinner this year. Usually, I make a napa cabbage salad with hot bacon dressing that has been our favorite holiday meal salad for years. We just had it at Thanksgiving and usually serving it is repeated at Christmas. But, I wanted something different. In one of the…
Poetry Friday: Carols
I’ve long known what my name means. My given name, Carol, means joyous song. It is British in origin and the female version of Charles. I was named not for these reasons but because my mother had three close friends all named Carol – a popular name, apparently for a girl baby born in the…
Slice of Life: Etiquette
I’ve been trying to scale back my blogging to allow me time to write and accomplish some other goals. This is hard while still having a desire to keep my regular blog readers engaged in my posts. Therefore, some of my posts are becoming shorter. Some might consider this a very good thing! As the…
Foodie Monday: Holiday Favorites
One of my favorite things about the holidays is baking! I enjoy baking more than cooking. And although I’m at the point where I need to start watching my carbs again, this is not preventing me from making Christmas cookies. Since Thursday, I’ve made three different kinds of cookies that we enjoy over the holidays….