On this Poetry Friday, I feel grateful. This week held both challenges and unexpected sources of support for my Ekphrastic Nature Poetry Anthology. The Challenge The challenge was posed by none other than my State poetry association, the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets (WFOP). I wrote an advertisement to be posted to their weekly newsletter, calling…
It’s Poetry Friday and Amy Ludwig VanDerwater is our host on her website, The Poem Farm. Thank you for hosting, Amy! Some of you know my love of words and poetry came from my mom. She was a third-grade teacher for over 30 years and had a huge vocabulary with a love for the written…
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…
It’s Poetry Friday and our host this week is Linda at her blog Teacher Dance where she shares excitement about this time of year. Thanks for hosting Linda, and stay cool! This has been an odd week. I have been battling a rash. I sought treatment for it on Monday, which is an unusual occurrence…
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…
Yesterday, I wrote a blog post for Medium.com that was published by Globetrotters. It was a post about the Hawaiian town of Lahaina, which as most of you have heard, was devastated by wildfires earlier this week. I’ve visited Lahaina three times from 2009-2022. My post is linked above in the first sentence. I encourage…
It’s been a hard week. On Sunday afternoon my sister called to let me know my mom had been taken by ambulance to the hospital with severe abdominal pain. She was admitted with a small bowel obstruction and passed away Monday in the late afternoon. She was 85, just short of her 86th birthday which…
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…
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…
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.