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The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw, copyright 1998

When I got down to the last two books in my FOLP series, I couldn’t choose between them, so I…

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Poetry Friday and See Bird City

It’s Poetry Friday! Be sure you’ve eaten your breakfast before you go to Jama‘s for the round-up, or you’ll be…

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My Life Monday

I’m not great with plants nor am I incredibly crafty, but I’m delighted with this recycled candle holder turned pot…

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Poetry Friday and haiku practice

Amy is inviting everyone to the farm to celebrate Poetry Friday this week! As I’ve written before, I’m reading Jane…

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My Life Monday: A Cinnamon Roll Story

When I got home from my quilt guild meeting on Saturday, I noticed a cinnamon roll from a local bakery…

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Poetry Friday & my take on “What the Raven Said”

It’s Poetry Friday and Heidi is hosting! I’m up past my bedtime (!) and had given up on the idea…

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FOLP #7: The Zookeeper’s Wife, by Diane Ackerman, copyright 2007

In a city torn apart by war and German occupation, a nearly destroyed zoo became a “Noah’s ark” to a…

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Poetry Friday & wildflower haiku

It’s Poetry Friday! Janet is hosting at Poetry for Children. On Monday of this week, Mark asked me to go…

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FOLP #6: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, copyright 2006

Don’t you love falling into a well-crafted story, losing track of time and place, of everything but the book in…

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Poetry Friday & Buffy’s “In the Big Top”

It’s Poetry Friday! Sylvia at Poetry for Children is our hostess this week. Today I’m sharing the last of the…

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