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Saturday, February 15, 2014

One moment, one conversation, one experience...

A state legislator in Washington State used to drive daily down the road that Charlie walked to school. Charlie has always liked walking. He would walk in any weather, where most kids got rides or drove. The legislator stopped one morning and told Charlie how much he admired him, and enjoyed seeing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 3, 2014

What are you reading?

Why did you pick it up, and what is your opinion of it? Do you read a book to the end even if you aren't enjoying it? Why? Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 5, 2014

prompt: What books from your childhood shaped your life?

PatB's post today about the winter of '82 brought this to mind. THE LONG WINTER by Laura Ingalls Wilder: When I was first reading that volume of her series, at around age 7 or 8, I was so engaged, that winter was dreadful long indeed! I felt every buffet of every blizzard, and my heart sank when... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

A New Year's prompt

TAPS wrote today about her neighbor and his campaign against the Canada geese invasion of his property. It reminded me of this story which was in the newspaper many winters ago, with a series of pictures. It happened in one of the northern NJ townships, where there was a large, frozen reservoir. A... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Here it comes...

rolling around the globe like a coat of new paint: 2014! What is the first thing you'll do in the new year? I don't mean, toasting and dancing under fireworks... I mean, after that: When you wake up on New Year's Day, how will you begin your 2014? My housemate of the past 5 months has just moved the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 26, 2013

What does the Day After Christmas mean to you?

Is it Boxing Day, where you live? What does that--Boxing Day--mean to you? I've heard it's the day in old England when servants of a household were given clay boxes with gifts inside, usually money. Like a piggy bank, you had to break it to get at the contents. I've heard it's the day you put out... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 14, 2013

What do you see in the holiday lights?

Do you see the miracle of the Hebrews in the flames of Hannukah? Do you see the brilliant stars in the snowy evergreen woods that amazed Martin Luther on a Christmas night? I remember, we drove slowly through night-time neighborhoods; sitting in the back seat of Grandma's pink Lincoln, I was 4 or 5,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 17, 2013

prompt: Breakfast

Waffles with butter and pecans and maple syrup... Exploded eggs omelets... (described these in the Ciel Show a few posts back) Cold pizza --or other left-overs from the dinner before... The famous British Fried Breakfast... eggs, bacon, kippers, tomato and toast, if I remember rightly. New Zealand... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 4, 2013

The serialized novel

I'm thinking of offering my long-neglected novel in serial form, through a publisher that features serialized on-line material. Anyone have any experience with this? It is pointed out in several articles that not all novels are suitable for breaking into episodes. I have to take another look at... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 2, 2013

Lanterns

Like little lamps and party lights hung by little elves and sprites They catch the rays of the westering sun glowing cheerily till the day is done. What do the fall leaves bring to your mind? What kind of thoughts and images do they inspire? Sign in to see full entry.

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The Kitchen is always a place of warmth--sometimes too warm--and gratifications, of indulgences, clever solutions, and occasional disasters. It is a place of recipes and experimentation. This blog is going to be hanging out in the kitchen for a while.

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