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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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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