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Potpourri: Caught My Eye This Week
Man Recycles Old Door Knobs into a Sparkling Replica of Van Gogh’s Starry Night – I love old door knobs and have some from the house my parents lived in after they were married and from the farmhouse of my … Continue reading
Mom, Alzheimers and Imago Dei
I have been absent from this blog for over a month – and what a month it has been. I started back to school teaching at a classical homeschool tutorial. I love my job and teach two classes: rhetoric and … Continue reading
The Birth of a Book
When I was a librarian at a PK – 8th grade school back in the late 80’s I went with another teacher to an area school about having students writing, illustrating and then presenting their own book. We saw how … Continue reading
Beautiful Norway Photography
This summer I went to Young Life’s Lake Champion Camp to spend a week as a guest. My sister, Diane was the camp director for the month of June. It was a family affair as my other sister and her … Continue reading
If You Love to Read (Sarah Ada sings Adele’s There’s a Fire)
I love books and think Adele is a great singer so I loved this video. The singer, Sarah Ada @SarahUkulele describes herself on Twitter as: “Ukulele playing, English teaching, hedgehog snuggling, bacon eating, book reading, koopa stomping, craft crafting, life … Continue reading
Denise Hildreth Jones: Great author and free ebook
Some of you may be familiar with Denise Hildreth Jones but if you haven’t there is an opportunity to get one her ebooks free this week. On her website, she describes herself this way: “I’m just a southern girl from … Continue reading
Back to School Giveaway Hop: $25 Amazon GC 8/20 WW
Back to School has always been exciting for me. As a kid, I wanted to get back to school to see my friends. Later when I became a teacher, I thought the summer was always too short but looked forward … Continue reading
Clerical Mystery: A Darkly Hidden Truth (The Monastery Murders) by Donna Fletcher Crow
I have always been interested in religious mysteries, or as they are usually labeled today, clerical mysteries. I read all of Charles Merrill Smith’s Reverend Randolph series from the local library, got Eric Sheperd’s Nunnery series from a Catholic Bookstore … Continue reading
Call Me Maybe – 2012 USA Olympic Swimming Team
Gotta love their enthusiasm. I am so looking forward to the Olympics. What Olympic water event is your favorite?
Christmas in July Fondue Giveaway
Christmas in July Giveaway hop is hosted by Matter of Cents, Just Married with Coupons & Sweep Tight. Grand Prize is sponsored by Maggie Bags and is valued at over $600. Maggies Bags takes high-quality recycled material & gives it new life … Continue reading
