
Jul 5, 2019
Summer Creative Challenge
Summertime is a joyful time of year to explore, play in the sun, relax, and recharge. One way to do so is to enjoy the pleasures of reading and ...
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Apr 25, 2019
Seaside Walk Into the Fog
It only took one spontaneous moment to jump in the car and drive to a favorite Long Island seaside destination, the City by the Sea/Long Beach with ...
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Feb 20, 2019
The Potent Winter Cold
It's that time of year again when the winter cold spreads from one to another. Yes, it happens every January in my house but this year it did not ...
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Jan 12, 2019
National Milk Day
White, fluffy snow came down in buckets when I was little. The entire backyard was covered in drifts that prevented the local milk truck from ...
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Dec 15, 2018
Holiday Haiku
It's that magical time of the year when the night sky sits in stillness, the neighborhood quiets down, and wait for the sounds of jingle bells and ho ...
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Oct 11, 2018
What's The Art of Summering?
My concept of summering started many years ago as a young girl. I grew to love the summer season that always allowed me to relax, reflect, and ...
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Oct 1, 2018
Summer Wonder Poetry
Have you ever experienced the feeling of sparks flying in your brain? I have. Today, I am in the creative zone, am energized, and eager to notice, ...
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Aug 9, 2018
"Summering"
Each summer day and evening brings a surprise, a gift from nature, if we just pause to look. On Long Island, New York where I live, "There's nothing ...
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Aug 4, 2018
National Watermelon Day
"Nothing quite says “summer" like a big slice of watermelon on a hot day." (Wonderopolis, Wonder of the Day #330) Today is National Watermelon ...
0Mar 1, 2021
Writing is a daily practice, an opening of my heart to the whispers of my soul. It just so happens that as I begin this ritual of daily ...
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Feb 27, 2021
Looking back on the hectic days of February has brought many days of worrying and executing my to-do list for the biggest move of my life. In order ...
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Feb 24, 2021
I have always been fascinated by the turn of the 20th Century living. When librarian-poet, Diane Mayr, posted her topic for Day 22 of Laura Shovan's ...
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Feb 19, 2021
With my upcoming move, there is so much to do that my mind keeps racing. Sleep is interrupted and the to-do list keeps popping up at all hours. ...
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Feb 16, 2021
Sometimes, I am oblivious to small details. I can walk into a room and not notice something even when it is in front of me. Is it that I focus on ...
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Feb 12, 2021
Imagine waking to a quiet, cold morning of drifting snowdrops pirouetting in a bright sky. Nature's artistry in motion is visible. Intrigued by the ...
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Feb 10, 2021
She takes baby steps along the trail, carefully gliding forward, one foot at a time. Without fear, she inhales winter's crispclean air and strives ...
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Feb 5, 2021
A new term popped up in the news this week. Although it rang of truth, I was disheartened by its nomenclature, Long-Haul Pandemic. With this ...
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Feb 4, 2021
For three weeks I searched for available COVID vaccine appointments for my family. Frustration mounted with each new search. I looked, wished for a ...
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