One of the greatest bonds my mom and I share is that of a love for children’s literature. She read to my sister and I at an early age and I fondly recall stories that included such characters as Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and Eeyore from The House at Pooh Corner (1928), Charlotte and Wilbur…
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Plagued by Insomnia
I’m back to the house of insomnia, both literally and figuratively. For five nights in a row, I’ve slept poorly. I knew it was catching up with me yesterday afternoon when my neck started to hurt me. Right around C7 and radiating over both of my shoulders I noted that I was stiff and sore….
Slice of Life Tuesday: Self Taught Creating
Fortunate Genes I consider my family both unusual and fortunate in that we are all capable of self-teaching. From building furniture to growing a fruit orchard, or building a house, From creating jewelry, games, and wallets on a CNC machine, From learning water color painting in grad school, to composing music, From origami to colored…
Case Comparison: A Free Verse Poem
Football stadiums are full. Colleges, Big Ten, Big Twelve, and Otherwise. Pro teams large and small, Now fill their seats like Nothing can fall. But, there’s a virus in our midst. High school sports are playing, too. Parents, friends, and fans lined up to fill The buildings and gyms to the walls, Like nothing is…
Labor Day Means Many Things
For most, Labor Day means a day off of work and the unofficial end of summer. For me, it is a reminder of two of my life’s blessings (there are four, actually). Twenty-seven years ago on Labor Day, I labored, truly. I woke up early, feeling the twinges of pain one’s body sends when it…
September Monarch Update
We are approaching the end of the monarch presence for this year as migration is underway. We have noted an uptick in adult monarchs visiting our yard, nectaring on favorite plants such as zinnia, aster, and sedum. Yesterday, two were noted to have tattered and faded wings. They must have travelled far already – perhaps…
Hating Inequity
If there is one thing that really irritates me, it is inequity. Fortunately, I’ve never experienced the inequity some do – such as food insecurity or homelessness. But, what about how you are treated by organizations? There is a great deal of inequity in that realm and some of it I have experienced. For example,…
Poetry Friday: The Round Up is Here for 8/20/21
Welcome to Poetry Friday! I am so happy to have the opportunity to host the round up for this week. If you want to know what Poetry Friday is, click here for a great explanation!. After reading my post, don’t forget to leave a comment and then add your link! Fingers crossed this works. It…
Post 1: Quick Monarch Count Update
Today I am posting two blogs. The reason? Tomorrow, I host the Poetry Friday Round Up! What does tomorrow have to do with today? It has to do with the Poetry Friday participants that are down under and other places a day a head of the United States across the globe. I’ll post for Poetry…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Twittering about Twitter
I find myself twittering about Twitter. How many of you have twitter accounts? Do you find them useful to your writing, either to get notifications of where to submit your writing or to market your publications? Recently, I was informed that I “should” have a twitter account if I want to be informed of where…