Poetry Friday Anthology: Celebrations
Category Archives: Family Life
National Poetry Month 24/30: Poetry Friday and Spaghetti
This National Poetry Month(NPM), I am writing and sharing original poems about food, family and feasts. Sundays will be a day to reshare a poem from the past. A list of links to previous poems is HERE. My husband, Chuck, loves … Continue reading
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Tagged Christie Wyman, NaPoWriMo, Poetry Friday, Wondering and Wandering
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National Poetry Month 18/30: Grandmother’s Aprons
This National Poetry Month(NPM), I am writing and sharing original poems about food, family and feasts. Sundays will be a day to reshare a poem from the past. A list of links to previous poems is HERE. One of my favorite … Continue reading
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Tagged Aprons, Grandmother, NaPoWriMo
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National Poetry Month: 4/30 How to Survive Fridays During Lent
Welcome to National Poetry Month (#npr2020). This month, I am sharing original poems about food and family. In these times of sheltering, food is comfort. A list of links to previous poems is HERE. Today’s poem is reflecting on a … Continue reading
SOLSC19: 24/31: Remembering Dad
It’s March and the Slice of Life Challenge. Thanks to Two Writing Teachers for providing space for writers. This was taken about 1957. Dad was thirty-four years old. Today it would have been his 96th birthday. It’s hard to imagine. … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, Two Writing Teachers, Writing
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SOLSC18/31: Michelle Obama!!
It’s March and the Slice of Life Challenge. Thanks to Two Writing Teachers for providing space for writers. In twenty-four hours, I will be at the Moda Center (Portland)getting ready to listen to Michelle Obama. I am so stoked! Hubs … Continue reading
SOLSC19: 17/31: Candied Yams
It’s March and the Slice of Life Challenge. Thanks to Two Writing Teachers for providing space for writers. Tomorrow’s prompt for the Poetry Challenge this month is canned soup or any kind of canned food. My mom always made candied … Continue reading
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Tagged #SOLSC19, Food, Two Writing Teachers
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SOLSC19 7/31: For the Love of Beets
It’s March and the Slice of Life Challenge. Thanks to Two Writing Teachers for providing space for writers. For the 7th Annual Poetry Project tomorrow, I’m sharing my love of beets. I wrote the poem today and thought, perfect, I … Continue reading
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Tagged #SOLSC19, Food, Original poem, Reflection, Two Writng Teachers
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SOLSC19 6/31: From the Encyclopedia of Me
It’s March and the Slice of Life Challenge. Thanks to Two Writing Teachers for providing space for writers. On the third day of our challenge, I discovered Beverley A. Baird’s blog. She’s using ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ME; MY LIFE FROM A … Continue reading
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Tagged #SOLSC19, Amy Krause Rosenthal, childhood, Two Writing Teachers
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SOL17: Saints in My Life
Thank you to Two Writing Teachers for providing space as a place for reflection each week. The Saints Among Us Our minister poses questions for the congregation to answer and share in church. Last spring it was “Why Church?” This … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, Life, Observations, Two Writng Teachers
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SOL17: Grandgirls and Reading
Thanks to Two Writing Teachers for providing a community for us to share our weekly slices. The grandgirls are growing up. One will be a teen next month, one is a preteen, and the youngest has just turned nine. They’re … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Family, Family Life, SOLSC2017, Writing
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Jone Rush MacCulloch 