Slice of Life Tuesday: One Little Word, 2020.
This morning I spent a little time investigating possibilities for choosing my one little word for this year. Although I have never done this before, the idea intrigues me. I…
Category: Writing
Prompted by an Online Quiz: Do you have perfect grammar and conventions?
Do you have perfect grammar and conventions? No, and no. Do you write every day? Yes. Do you feel you write well? Yes. I am writing today’s blog after taking…
A New Year – Time to Review Blogging
Occasionally, it is beneficial to look at one’s blog stats to see how it is performing. I’ve been writing The Apples in My Orchard for almost three years now. My…
A Written Sunday Post: No Internet = No Blog for a Saturday
We took off to our cabin on Friday afternoon for the weekend. Just my husband and I went with our dog, Molly. She’s still a puppy and this was only…
Slice of Life Tuesday: A Return to The Y.
Today is Slice of Life Tuesday! It is on this day each week writers can share with others via the TwoWritingTeachers.org blog who host Slice of Life Tuesdays. It is…
Blogging Milestones
The month of October was pretty awesome for my blog! I didn’t change anything I was doing, so I am not sure what to attribute the success to, but I…
Traits of Writing Poetry
Since my work a week ago when I conducted a mini-lesson on writing Haiku at Wetland Education Days, I have been thinking a lot about writing. One of the most…
Poetry Friday: Haiku
If you read my blog yesterday, you know I’ve been teaching during the last two days. Today, was more of the same – connecting students in grades 4-8 to our…
