Today, on Poetry Friday, I want to celebrate the poet Jack Prelutsky. I own several of his holiday poem books, gifted to me by my mom who used them for years in her third grade classroom. Subsequently, I used them for years for my third grade writer’s circle. Jack Jack Prelutsky is an American born…
“Country roads take me home, to a place I belong.” (John Denver, 1974???) To a cabin by a small lake, where toads run and blue gill swim, going there is never wrong. “What are we doing in love?” (Kenny Rogers and Dottie West, 1981) Going to meet my love, my love who I’ve missed. Soon…
Lately, I’m all about National Parks! On Monday I started a returning blog series exploring the National Parks to which we have visited. The first park to be explored was Haleakala National Park on Maui. Secondly, I am working on a National Parks quilt that is turning out to be huge! I was just sewing…
My husband and I have taken to sitting for half an hour in the room off of our kitchen in the morning while I have my tea. We catch up on news, share opinions, and sometimes outline the plan for the day. Today, we briefly touched on the depressing nature of the news and social…
Priorities Recently, my writing has taken more of a priority for me and I have been working on it outside of writing my blog. If you read my blog regularly, you might notice that my posts are later in the day. You also might notice my words might not have the conviction or intensity you…
White. White is a marshmallow, All soft and chewy. White is a cloud, All wispy and bright. White is the color of a blinding snowfall at night, when you trip over your snowman who gives you a fright. I see visions of ghosts at Halloween, and skeletons, too, with a brilliantly…
This morning I started a post about old posts. I worked on it for a while and then decided to do something else – something on my “to do” list. I finished a draft of a biography I need for an upcoming presentation in June. I was not happy with it. Writing a biography or…
Today is the last day of the Slice of Life Story Challenge hosted by TwoWritingTeachers blog. Thus, today I offer a small self-assessment of the experience. I enjoyed writing and connecting with other writers. Although I usually do not overthink my daily posts, for some reason, this month I did do that on occasion. Overthinking…
Many of my friends and family have been cleaning out during the extra time spent at home now. I have not done too much of that since I left my job in early October and had some time to do closet cleaning and such well before now. Surely, some spaces could be cleaned out again…
During this phase of social distancing and avoiding other humans so as to help flatten the curve of the COVID-19 virus spread, I determined that it is the time to perhaps start writing for a different purpose. After writing a daily blog for three years, and gaining a modest readership, I would like to add…