It’s Poetry Friday! Janet is hosting at Poetry for Children. On Monday of this week, Mark asked me to go for a walk after work. It was slightly cooler than it has been (translation: still warm!) so I said yes. There comes a day every fall when he’s ready to tour the woods with me …
It’s Poetry Friday! Catherine at Reading to the Core is hosting! Just as the bees are wringing the last nectar from the summer flowers, I’m bedazzled by the next-to-last of my poem swap poems. What a grand summer it has been, and what a balm these friendships have been! Here is, quite possibly, my favorite …
It’s Poetry Friday! Carol is inviting everyone to her corner for this week’s celebration. As I hinted in my post last week, I have lots of fun to share this week. First, the poem I received from Donna Smith of the blog Mainely Write. What a treat! Donna examined my blog and then crafted the …
“I discovered a hole in my homeschool curriculum,” my friend said as she began her story. Her teenage son had called from a mowing job & told her about the swarm of yellow jackets he’d stirred up while on the riding mower. He’d grabbed insecticide & sprayed willy-nilly as they flew around but he hadn’t …
On Friday Mark got the phone call that kicks off one phase of our year: the first swarm collection request. (Unlike some folks, who panic, this lady has a nephew who is a beekeeper, and she simply wanted these to go to a good home and “not go to waste.” Thanks, Renee!) With the weather …
It’s Poetry Friday! Dance over to Robyn Hood Black’s blog to wish her well as she battles some pain, then boogie on to the party at Live Your Poem, where Irene is pitching in to help her pal. Irene shares not only a poem that didn’t make it into her forthcoming book, but also a …