It’s time for some creative writing fun. Today, I am going to create flash fiction, which is a very short story of no more than 1,500 words. In fact, flash fiction can be as short as six words, as in: “I forgot the stove; fire ensued.” There is action and conflict in those six words. […]
Today, I am going to share a few images from the Grand Island Garden Walk, which was held on July 14th, as well as a few poems about gardens. Gardens are beautiful, and they inspire the imagination and emotions of poets. I mind me in the days departedHow often underneath the sunwith childish bounds I
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Today’s blogging challenge was to share a song lyric or a phrase that has meaning to me. The lyric I am choosing comes from the song “When You Walk Through the Dark,” by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein (Carrousel). In this blog post, I’m going to explain why it’s important to me and the work
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And now…. for the actual question. What do you want to know about me or my blogging? Or maybe, a random thought popped into your head, and you’d like me to talk about it. I want to make “ask me anything” really mean “ask me anything”!!! So go ahead and ask away, and you’ll get
Today, with the help of friends, I was able to enjoy the annual Grand Island Garden Walk. Although it’s called a Garden Walk, it would be very difficult to walk the entire route. The ten gardens that were opened to the public were very far from each other. I was very fortunate to have a
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Near the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center, located in the same building as the Amtrak station, there are a number of brightly colored murals. These vividly colored murals offer a story about local history. They tell the story of freedom seekers who traveled north to find safety across the river in Canada. They tell
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In Thailand, carving food is considered one of that country’s oldest art forms. It actually goes back to the 1300s, during the annual festival. In the year 1364, the king’s consort was trying to figure out a way to impress the king. She came up with the idea of carving the fruits and vegetables in
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When I was little, I wanted to become an astronaut so I could look down and see clouds and look up and see a path to other worlds.
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The prompt for day 36 of the 61-day Daisy Yellow Index Card a Day Challenge is “balance.” The theme for week six is maps. So… in my collage, I have a girl who is dwarfed by a giant rabbit while she walks on a map. Let’s call her Alice. She’s older than she was when