Category: Writing
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
It’s tradition, the Chicago Plumbers Union will dye the Chicago River green for St Patrick’s Day celebrations. They’ve been doing this for 63 years now. The media says we have approximately 200,000 Irish Residents in the Chicago area. Following the river going green, there is a big parade. We have a lot of Pubs that…
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Last year, I read about people getting really depressed around Valentine’s Day. They didn’t have a partner in their lives, so they hated the holiday. They felt that “everyone” was getting a gift except them. I’ve never felt that way. Let’s face facts, even if you have someone in your life, that doesn’t guarantee you’ll…
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Writing…How to dig deep!
I’m working on some Children’s books. Sometimes I am inspired, other times I procrastinate. Why? Good question. I think it’s because I’m not forcing the ideas, instead hoping for the light bulb moment. As we know, that could take a while. When I get in these slow moods, where the light bulb is not coming…
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Tea Experts – Foam in tea bags?
I’m normally a coffee drinker; however, I get in tea moods and do a switch over. Recently, I was making Taylors of Harrogate, Yorkshire Gold black tea. I like the flavor of this tea. Black teas do have different flavors. As I was letting the tea steep I noticed this foam in the tea bag.…
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Christmas weekend, still time to shop…
As we move into the weekend, there will be a lot of last minute shopping. I saw these owls to hold glasses in a store window. Cute and funny! Sorry, I didn’t catch the brand name. I was walking with a group of people and they wanted to “hurry along.” No time for Blogging research with…
Spark of Inspiration 