It’s Sunday – which for my blog means a photo only post. But, today is also March 1st and the beginning of the Slice of Life Challenge. This is a blogging challenge hosted by TwoWritingTeachers.org which encourages participants to write each day for all thirty-one days of the month of March. In thinking about what…
There are only 18 posts left on my blog until I reach the milestone of 1,000 blog posts! This is something to definitely celebrate! I am seeking ideas on how I can celebrate with my blog readers. What do you think? Should I do some kind of give away? If so, what? Should I set…
I have a fellow blogger “friend” who I “met” through the Slice of Life Blog Challenge some years ago. We periodically go through cycles of reading and commenting on each other’s posts. I can tell she is a dedicated educator, fully invested in her students, and for that reason, I continue to follow her and…
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about water. This life-giving fluid is our most precious resource. I fear for the future as we pollute, divert, steal, and abuse the water we have available to use on earth. Did you know that less than 1% of the water on earth is available for human consumption? It’s…
Earlier this week I saw a post on writing micro-fiction. Since I tend to be verbose, this interested me. My eldest son, now 25 and in graduate school, took a microfiction course in his senior year of college. Their charge was to write a story in 500 words or less. He told me it was…
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 am a self-proclaimed lover of words and believe in the power of well-chosen and extensive vocabulary. My friend and fellow blogger wrote on this subject…
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 simple grammar test online. I knew I missed a few correct answers and still, the results gave me a 25/25. Even though the test…
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 writing continues to grow followers and regular readers from all over the world! I am humbled by the comments I receive as well as the…
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 her second time at the cabin. In the last few years, we’ve gone to our timberframe home in the Northwoods less and less. The boys…
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 a supportive and welcoming environment filled with dedicated writers, authors, and teachers. Today, I have been “retired” for a month. But, in the last month,…