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Irish Road Bowling–It's a Small World
A few weeks ago we got a postcard in the mail letting us know that the local Irish Road Bowling team would be holding their regional finals on our rural road. Having grown up near Ireland, WV, I was familiar with Irish Road Bowling. It's the sort of sport I suspect...
Tiding Us Over 'Til Downton
I had been thinking recently about how very long it is until the next season of Downton Abbey. January 2013. Sigh. (Why do I hear my mother's voice warning me not to wish my life away??) And then, as though reading my mind, my friend Lori sent me a link to this video....
How Writing Should Work
I LOVE this video. This is how writing should go--from the somewhat skeptical introduction to the encore. Check it out! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4nX0Xrn-wo]
Picking Imaginary Bouquets
I love living in a rural area. Each day as I walk Thistle I see flowers blooming, leaves changing and signs of animals passing. I especially enjoy the flowers. As I walk I think about coming back later, with a pair of clippers, and gathering bouquets. Orange day...
WAIT4GOD
That's what I saw on the license plate of the car in front of me. I was at an extremely low point in my life. A self-inflicted, turning-from-God point in my life. I didn't know how to get where I needed to go. But God did. He told me, "Wait." I hate waiting. Waiting...
Reading, Writing, Working, oh my!
It's summer (well, officially next week) and that means time for all that great summer reading! Except I'm also working full-time. And I need to keep up with my writing. And then there's home and church and the dog to walk . . . The upshot is, my "to read" pile is...
How Fast Do You Read?
I have a weakness for quizzes. Relationship quizzes in magazines. On-line IQ quizzes. Quizzes that tell me what character I would be in a Jane Austen novel. And yes, I kind of enjoyed taking the SAT in high school. Though not so much the GRE in college. Here's a very...
In Memorium: Ray Bradbury
Sure, I love Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer. Any time Jan Karon and Francine Rivers publish something I hurry out to read it. But even though I'm not usually all that keen on science fiction and fantasy, I love Ray Bradbury, too. When I read Dandelion Wine I was...
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