Once again I am really enjoying the creative spark I get from participating in the Photo A Day Challenge… but you know what? I am dying to start taking some outdoor photos already! I had a couple in mind for the February 12 prompt (“Out + About”), but it was just too darn cold [continue reading…]
In previous Alphabet Salad posts we’ve pondered the “Why do you write?” question, and later wrestled with trying to pin down the definition of a writer. So this next question seems to me like a logical progression, and I’m interested in hearing your thoughts.
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Fun Fact: According to current stats, the majority of my blog’s visitors – 66.60%, in fact – reside in the United States, while only 13.00% are from my native country of Canada. That’s quite an extreme difference! Really, though, apart from being a rather odd little statistical quirk, this [continue reading…]
Have you ever given any thought as to how you would define a writer? In other words, how do you know… or who gets to decide, I suppose… if and when it would be appropriate for a person – maybe even you – to claim the label of writer as their own?
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The other day I experienced one of those wonderful moments when something I had been struggling to write suddenly gelled into relative perfection, and the resulting onrush of joy prompted me to exclaim loudly and impulsively, “I LOVE WRITING!” My husband, who had heard me but didn’t [continue reading…]
Welcome back to another Gratitude Linkup! Whether you’ve been getting involved in the linkup each week or only once in awhile, thank you. I am really enjoying getting to know you through the gratitude lists you share, both in the comments and in posts on your blogs, and never fail to [continue reading…]
I can say overweight and plus-sized, usually with a reasonable degree of comfort.
I can say, with only some hesitation, big, large, and heavy.
Blog for awhile (say, ten years, for example!) and you’ll start to notice some overall trends and truths that generally seem to apply to life in the blogosphere. Just for fun, I’ve gathered several of the observations I’ve made about my own experiences as a blogger – both the joys and [continue reading…]
While I have little trouble talking at length about home and all that it entails – its physical location, its place in my heart, who and what shares my space, its appearance and characteristics, what it means to me, how it makes me feel – I do struggle to definitively answer one question: [continue reading…]
Thankfully, our three cats were much better-behaved today. I say thankfully, because as it turns out we have to be cooped up inside with them all day AND evening – even though we’d planned to get out tonight – due to a nasty batch of weather that hit us throughout last night, this morning, and [continue reading…]
Unfortunate (Cat-Related) Event #1:
At some point during last night, the cats (not sure which ones, but I’d bet good money that all three had some part in the shenanigans) knocked over and unsealed a large plastic canister of [continue reading…]
When you hear a person described as being an extrovert, what’s the first characteristic that comes to your mind? What about when you try to picture an introvert – what do you think that person would be like?
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Happy Groundhog Day! Well, maybe NOT so happy for some of us, as I understand several famous groundhogs saw their shadow and therefore predicted six more weeks of winter. BOO! But not to worry… my gratitude list is full in spite of ongoing not-so-pleasant weather, and [continue reading…]
My first full month of daily photos for 2014 is now complete! I had lots of fun with the January Photo A Day Challenge, AND was rather tickled to find out that my photo for the January 30 prompt – Best invention ever – was picked as one of “A Dandy Dozen” on the FMS Photo A Day [continue reading…]
This was my last week of writing a “small stone” each day as part of the Mindful Writing Challenge. It’s been a wonderful experience, and I definitely plan to participate again next January! (Not sure what this is all about? You can read more on the Writing Our Way Home January “Small Stones” [continue reading…]
Pssst… hey, you. Yes, YOU! In case you hadn’t noticed, January is almost over (did that fly by, or what?!) and we are fast approaching a brand spanking new month. February! And do you know what that means?
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