Years ago, I read “The Old Man and the Sea.” It’s about an elderly Cuban fisherman named Santiago, who is in a huge battle with an enormous marlin. It is truly a Big Fish Story, but it’s probably the best written Big Fish Story that I’ve ever read. Although I haven’t read very many Big […]
for you to read… There are many great things about blogging, ranging from storytelling to advertising. I’ve been blogging for a while now, and I hope that, as time goes by, my blog is changing and growing and becoming better. The practice that I’ve gotten as a writer has been invaluable. It’s helped me build
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to interpret a word or two Or: If I get a prompt, could my answer be wrong???? It’s a fair question to wonder if your answer could be wrong. In arithemetic, for example, there are right answers and wrong answers. There are ways of solving a problem. On Facebook, there have been all sorts of
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Since about the 21st of February, I have been participating in art challenges. The first was the 100-day art challenge. It was mostly time consuming. You could use any medium you like. Occasionally, there were prompts, which were fun. I produced a massive quantity of stuff, from painted rocks and wood, to paintings and entries
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#blogboost #WordlessWednesday A few days ago, I shared pictures of rabbits. Today is time for birds. They are everything that I want to be. They have good eyesight, and they can fly. Even when they are not naturally waterproof, they know how to make themselves waterproof. Some birds have an amazing sense of direction and
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The Corning Glass Works In April, I had the opportunity to visit the Corning Glass Works. There were many exhibits there to see, and they told the story of glass from the distant past to the present, including mass produced glass. I enjoyed the ancient glass and found it very fascinating. It was interesting to
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These suggestions are made in no particular order! The first one is fish! If you have enough space in your garden, you might want to install a fish pond. If you have guests over, they will be highly entertained by the fish activity, especially if they get to feed the fish. Entertained guests are guests
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flowers, flowers, flowers! My friend Karen, her grandson Lennox, and I went to visit three gardens during the July 9th Grand Island Garden Walk. The three gardens showed a diversity in style and in focus. All three were beautiful, interesting, and very unique. Today’s blog post is a collection of floral images. Enjoy!
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As I was walking home from the chicken barbecue at St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church, I saw a rabbit. It might have seen me or it might have been spooked by car noises, but it suddenly ran into a very weedy area and peeked out from its hiding spot. So I took a
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The prompt for today (day 37 of 61 of the Daisy Yellow Index Card a Day challenge) is metallic. So I made a color wheel and cut it apart and attached it to a representation of a mirror, which is a metallic surface. When I attached it to the “mirror,” I realized that each color