conversation with readers Several of the comments to yesterday’s post, in which I answered questions asked about a week ago, had to do with the picture book (or books) that I am planning on creating after the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and the Daisy Yellow Index Card a Day challenge are completed. I was thinking about […]
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answers to readers’ questions! Jeanine Byers asked: “Are you still planning a book with your bear, and if so, would you say more about that project?” Well, yes. I am! It will be a picture book, featuring a bear family: Bearnacle (the sea faring bear), Betty, and little Blunder B. They will have all sorts
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answering a reader’s question! Today, I am answering Florence Callender’s question: “What inspired you to start blogging?” That is a great question!!!! I am now an enthusiastic blogger and I enjoy sharing my artwork and photographs, but that wasn’t always the case. I remember the first time someone suggested to me that I start a
Sometimes, it seems as if social media is all about negativity. “Everyone in (name the) generation is a bad seed, and that (name the) generation is going to be the doom of the world.” “You’re a communist socialist liberal mouthpiece for communist socialist liberal bots. We will ban your comments because they are against our
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#blogboost #WordlessWednesdays It’s Wordless Wednesday! Today, I’d like to introduce you to two lovely clowns named Dilly Dally and Corabelle. They belong to a group called Niagara Clown Alley. Their specialties are magic, face painting, and balloon creations. They will come to all sorts of events, such as the Kids Day Picnic, run by the
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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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