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Posted on November 10, 2019November 10, 2019

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…

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Posted on November 5, 2019November 5, 2019

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…

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Posted on November 4, 2019November 4, 2019

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…

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Posted on November 1, 2019November 1, 2019

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…

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Posted on October 25, 2019October 25, 2019

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…

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Posted on October 8, 2019October 8, 2019

Parents

My parents have been on my mind lately. They live about 900 miles away on the Western side of New York State. I haven’t lived near them in over 20…

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Posted on August 13, 2019August 13, 2019

Slice of Life Tuesday: Rushing to Judgement. Why?

Why do we rush to find fault with each other as people? None of us are perfect. Are we? What makes us quick to point out weakness or insufficiency or…

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Posted on July 23, 2019July 23, 2019

The Cat in the Hat!

My son was the Cat – The Cat in the Hat! This shy timid boy, sang and danced the stage for musical theater became his bag. Thing One and Thing…

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