Tag: Blogging
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Summer reading, still time left…
I was out walking and came across a Little Free Library. I always enjoy looking through the Free books to see if anything catches my eye. I saw the title, “Wesley the Owl,” by Stacey O’Brien. I looked at the cover and fell in love with Wesley instantly. The story is about O’Brien who meets…
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Fireworks in Chicago!
Visiting a friend last night in Chicago. Every suburb has their own light show. July 4th firework shows were LOUD and went from 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm. Here’s how it looked. First photo, fireworks were starting low, 8:30 pm. Second photo, fireworks started getting higher. Now, two light shows. Third photo, three light shows…
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Serenity… Saved by a car!
My daughter and I were walking and talking about life, projects, feeling over loaded, etc. I was treading lightly in offering my opinion on taking a few breaths, it all works out, when I was “SAVED!” I say, “SAVED,” because our children can be very sensitive. Sometimes they don’t want advice, they basically know what…
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Storm clouds…
This past weekend we had different storms. One of them came with tornado warnings. I was outside, the sky was getting dark and I noticed these clouds. At first glance, it looked like a funnel cloud might be forming. We know in instances like this, we need to take cover. However, there is a part…
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Have you heard of Jacob sheep?
I’m writing a children’s book about a sheep and he happens to have horns. I had a funny scene where my sheep gets a banana stuck on his horn. Someone in my critique group commented that sheep don’t have horns, it’s misleading and I should change that. I chuckled to myself, and scratched her off…
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