It’s Poetry Friday! Our host this week is Bridget from Wee Words for Wee Ones. Please join her birthday celebration as she contemplates the need for happiness in the world as so many are suffering right now. Thanks for hosting Bridget! Next week, you’ll find Poetry Friday here, on The Apples in My Orchard, where…
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Poetry Friday: Trip Acrostic Poems
At the risk of being repetitive, I am sharing some photos of our trip to Europe. It was 15 days of history, enrichment, and enjoyment. The photographs I was able to capture will keep my thoughts and feelings alive for a long while. Inspired today by our host, Catherine Flynn at Reading to the Core,…
Poetry Friday: Hello from Germany!
Hello from Germany! It’s Poetry Friday! We are almost to the end of our 15-day Viking Longship Cruise through Europe on the Danube, Main, and Rhine Rivers. We’ve had stops in Budapest, Hungary, Vienna & Melk, Austria, Passau, Regensburg, Nuremberg, Bamberg, Wurzberg, and Weirtheim, Germany (today). We’ve had tours in all of these towns except…
Silent Sunday: Signs of Fall
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Poetry Friday: In Search Of the Northern Lights
My post will be short today. We leave on our trip to Europe on Monday. I have the “down to the wire” things left to do. Firstly, I want to thank all of you who commented on my post last week. I tried to get to everyone else’s post but didn’t make it. This also…
Poetry Friday: More Mushroom Finds, Haiku & Anthology Update
This week brought fall freshness to my life. The breeze at night has been cool and comforting. But before bed, we shut the windows as it’s been as cool as 49 degrees by morning! So far, my plants are withstanding the change in seasons. Many of you have followed my mushroom posts about my Dad…
Poetry Friday: A Sign From Mom
Today is Poetry Friday. Our host is the creative Molly Hogan at Nix the Comfort Zone. Please visit her blog for more poetry and posts! Thanks for hosting Molly! As most of you know, my mom passed away on July 31st. She was 85 years old. I spent August 1-14th with my Dad at their…
Poetry Friday: A Famous Poem and a New Anthology
I spent three days in Duluth Minnesota earlier this week on an anniversary trip with my husband. On Tuesday we celebrated 36 years of marriage! It was our first time in Duluth and visiting the North Shore of Minnesota. We hiked, had some micro-brewed beer, and saw an iconic lighthouse on the shore of Lake…
Poetry Friday: Inspired by the Redwood Forests
I’m working on my guidelines for submissions to the anthology project – Nature Poetry In Pictures. While this is not the “official” title it conveys what I am looking for. The guidelines will be posted late next Friday. Submissions are to start soon after. The work will focus on ekphrastic poetry. If you are not…
Silent Sunday: Snapshots from A Walk Along the Erie Canal in Spencerport, New York
Today is Silent Sunday. For six years, I’ve posted my photos on a theme of my choice on Sunday. No words, just visual enjoyment! Thanks for viewing! Comments are always welcome! You can now view my daily posts on my Medium.com page. New followers are encouraged.









