I’m participating in the Alphabet Soup Challenge hosted by me. Although each word starts with a letter of the alphabet, the guidelines state we don’t have to do the posts in alphabetical order, as long as we use each word once during the challenge.The goal is to write every day. Something very unusual happened to me… Read More Alphabet Soup Challenge-Unusual
I’m taking part in the Alphabet Soup challenge, hosted by me! I made a promise to write every day and then decided to encourage others to do the same. Today is the first day of the challenge. The letter is A and the word is Admiration. The guidelines say you don’t have to go in alphabetical… Read More Alphabet Soup Challenge-Admiration
Objective: To encourage daily blogging Guidelines: 1) Use each letter in the alphabet to inspire a story, memory, occasion, poem, recipe, blog, photo or any other post of your choice. You can make up your own words or use these ones. 2) Words need not be in alphabetical order, as long as you use every letter of… Read More Alphabet Soup Challenge
Did you know that writing every day actually stretches creative muscles in the brain? I’m not sure that is scientific fact but just like anything we do every day, writing will improve if done daily. If you want to be a good musician, skater, dancer, singer, artist, athlete or any other feat, you must practice,… Read More Writing To Work My Writer’s Brain
We are winding down another school year. I work as an Educational Assistant at a High School. Today was the last day of exams. The next few days will be dedicated to marking, report cards and planning for the graduation ceremony. It’s a busy time of year but in a more relaxed way. We stuff… Read More Four More School Days Left
When I decided to write my book Not My Story To Tell I asked a beloved author, Catherine Gildiner for advice. I have written about her books in a guest blog here. Here is a little more on the topic. I took her advice and dedicated one hour a day. In no time I had the entire book written. That… Read More My Promise to Write Every Day
I heard an old song on the radio today. It is by Seal and called “Kissed By A Rose” You can listen here. It is the song that most reminds me of when my father died. I’ve been thinking about it lately since we just had Father’s Day and he died June 30th. I’m the… Read More I’ve Been Kissed By A Rose On The Grave
I started a fairy garden last weekend. You can read more about that here. I’ve had such fun shopping and thinking up different ideas to add to it. I bought the little house, crystals, wooden cubes and glass beads at Dollerama. I stained the house and my husband, Greg, spray painted the metal gate and doggy seat… Read More Justine’s Fairy Garden Part#2
I’ve always admired tiny fairy gardens. They seem so sweet and innocent. I pour over Pinterest and pin many there. Today I went to the garden centre to buy some herbs. I saw the fairy garden section and looked at all the miniature items. Then I remembered I already have many miniatures in my basement.… Read More Justine’s Fairy Garden
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