Poetry Friday Anthology: Celebrations
Category Archives: SOL16
SOL16: Late Edition, Tualatin Wildlife Refuge
I am late with this slice. To see more, go to Two Writing Teachers. Twenty minutes from my house is the Tualatin Wildlife Refuge. On Sunday, husband and I went exploring. It’s been on my to do list. Here’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Natural World, Observations, SOL16, Writing
Tagged Natural World, Nature, Tualatin Wildlife Refuge, Two Writing Teachers
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SOL16: Summer in Seaside, OR
It’s Tuesday and time to share our life slices courtesy of Two Writing Teachers. Each summer for for the last ten summers, we spend at least four days in Seaside, OR. We’ve rented the same perfect house each year. Our … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach Books, Family, Seaside, Two Writing Teachers
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SOL16: Returning
It’s Tuesday and time for slices. Thank you to the bloggers at Two Writing Teachers for making this happen. July was filled with lots of adventures. Starting with an eleven day trip to Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana. At the Buhl, … Continue reading
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Tagged Nature, Reflection, Two Writing Teachers, Yellowstone National Park
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NaPoWriMo Poetic Form Challenge 6/30: Word Wednesdays
Traveling yesterday with spotty internet. For Word Wednesday, I’ll use a word I find during the week and you are invited to suggest a word. Our first word is “making” as suggested by David L. Harrison. He features a … Continue reading
Posted in Original Poem, SOL16, Writing
Tagged Arun, David L. Harrison, NaPoWriMo, Word of the Month
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NaPoWriMo Poetic Form Challenge 5/30:Take-a-line Tuesdays
Heart found at Rockaway Beach, OR The poems each Tuesday are inspired by a line from other poems. Today’s line is from the poem by Naomi Shihab Nye, “Kindness”. “Before you know what kindness is you must lose things.” ~Naomi … Continue reading
Posted in NaPoWriMo, Original Poem, SOL16, Writing
Tagged Kindness, Naomi Shihab Nye, NaPoWriMo, Two Writing Teachers
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SOL16 Day 31 of 31: Ten Things Right Now
Everyone has a story and you can catch up on more slices for the SOLSC at Two Writing Teachers. I saw this great post about ten things right now. Here are my Ten Things Right Now: I made it thought the SOL16 challenge, … Continue reading
SOL16 Day 30 of 31: World Bipolar Day
Everyone has a story and you can catch up on more slices for the SOLSC at Two Writing Teachers. Today is World Bipolar Day. Did you know it’s celebrated today on the birthday of Vincent Van Gogh? He was posthumously diagnosed as probably having bipolar disorder. … Continue reading
SOL16 Day 28 of 31: School and Family Systems
Everyone has a story and you can catch up on more slices for the SOLSC at Two Writing Teachers. One more week until our spring break. If the coming week is anything like last week, it’s going to be a l-0-n-g week. Last … Continue reading
SOL16 Day 27 of 31: Easter
Everyone has a story and you can catch up on more slices for the SOLSC at Two Writing Teachers. For those of you who celebrate Easter, Happy Easter. Today I have been thinking about the how the traditions of this holiday is so … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Reflection, SOL16, Two Writing Teachers, Writing
Tagged Easter, Family Life, Two Writing Teachers
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SOL16 Day 25 of 31: Getting Ready for National Poetry Month
Everyone has a story and you can catch up on more slices for the SOLSC at Two Writing Teachers. I’ve been planning and thinking about what I will do for National Poetry Month. Last year, I featured words that had double LL in … Continue reading
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Tagged NaPoWriMo, Two Writing Teachers
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Jone Rush MacCulloch 