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SOLSC 15 Day 30: Mom Monday

More Slices can be found at Two Writing Teachers. Mom’s birthday, June 4, 1996. Vancouver, WA Mom’s birthday in 1996 was special.  It was also bittersweet.  Mom and Dad came up to visit us in Vancouver, WA.  They travelled up … Continue reading

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SOLSC 15: Day 29: Sunday is For Resting and Writing

I can hardly believe that it’s Day 29 of the challenge. Thank you Two Writing Teachers for this opportunity. Yesterday was productive. in the evening husband, daughter, and grad girl attend the Blazer basketball game with friends.  Great game and … Continue reading

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SOLSC 15: Day 28: Gardening

Thanks to Two Writing Teachers for the month long challenge. It’s Saturday morning.  Husband and I worked out, shopped, and got coffees by 10:30 in the morning. The front yard roses are begging me for attention. These roses were from my … Continue reading

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SOLSC 15: Day 27: Only Four Days Until…

More slices at Two Writing Teachers. You are cordially invited to write poems with me for the month of April.  This is my first time hosting a month long poetry challenge for others to join in. I am nervous and … Continue reading

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SOLSC 15 Day 26: Getting Excited for National Poetry Month

   More slices can be found at Two Writing Teachers. Well, I left school at 4:30 this afternoon feeling accomplished. For the last two months, grades three through five have been hard at work with writing poems. My task has been … Continue reading

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SOLSC 15: Day25: Forward…SNATCH

  More slices can be found at Two Writing  Teachers Today’s word at My Juicy Little Universe is SNATCH. Mama baked a batch Cookies from scratch So sweet So quiet  were my feet when I sneaked in for the snatch

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SOLSC 15 Day 24: Thinking About Dad

More slices can be found at Two Writing Teachers. This is Dad, circa 1992. Dad loved his woodworking projects.  He made special cases; one for music boxes and one for decorative eggs for two of his grandgirls. The tee shirt … Continue reading

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SOLSC 15 Day 23: Mom Monday

Head over to Two Writing Teachers for more slices. Mom and Dad grew up in New Jersey.  Mom was Irish-Germand and raised Catholic.  Dad Scot and Pennsylvania Dutch and was raised Presbyterian. In 1948, the year they married, marrying outside … Continue reading

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SOLSC 15 Day 21: Balancing

More slices can be read at Two Writing Teachers. It’s Saturday.  Last night on the way home, I thought about how I need to balance everything.  My thinking began with reviewing in my head the two day computer/tech conference. It … Continue reading

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SOLSC 15 Day 20: First Day of Spring

Thanks to the people at Two Writing Teachers for providing a place for sharing our slices. The word for today at My Juicy Little Universe is HATCH.  Perfect word for the first dy of spring. I like this form,  Shadorma:  It’s six … Continue reading

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