Sibling Assignment #39: Friday Afternoon Art

Silver Valley Girl gave this week's assignment. She asked us to write about something that happened before we went to college that contributed to…

Kit In the Tree: Photo Shoot #12

Yes, it is true. Every single thing our newest member of the cat family does is too cute. I let him go outside this afternoon and he decided it was t…

Autumn Images

Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. ~Stanley Horowitz

My Visual DNA

Read my VisualDNA Get your own VisualDNA™ I had seen other bloggers' Visual DNAs and wanted to explore mine. It was fun choosing photos for my Vis…

Kit: Day 3

Day three and Kit continues to get healthier and friskier. He is also working hard at winning the hearts of the dogs. The dogs aren't used to a …

Native American Week at School

This week our school is celebrating Native American Week. The school community has enjoyed storytellers, crafts, music, art, and Native history. Rece…

Meet Kit

This pure white kitten showed up in a tree by our deck yesterday. The dogs quickly let JEJ know there was a strange visitor on the property. Once he…

Nice Matters Award

I was honored this week to be given this award twice. Thanks Ordinary Janet for thinking of me. Jackie (of the recently closed blog Jackie's Gard…

A Day Bringing Poetry Alive

Today our middle school had the pleasure of working with two performers from Poetry Alive for the day. Anita and Alan (above) began the day performi…

Sunday Scribblings: "Hi... My Name Is"

"Hi... my name is Inland Empire Girl and I have a passion for creating bouquets. " At the beginning stages of gardening at my present home …

Sibling Assignment #38: Road Trips Through North Idaho

Our sibling assignment this week was to take the song "Sleepless" our friend Tim O'Reilly had composed as a soundtrack and create a vid…

A Contrast of White and Blue: Road Trip Part 2: Jesuit Missions

When we took the recent road trip to the southern part of Ferry County we took time to appreciate the Catholic Missions located on the Colville Indi…

And Then There Was Rain.... Finally!

" I grew up in this town, my poetry was born between the hill and the river, it took its voice from the rain, and like the timber, it steeped it…

Sedum: The Plant I Have Learned to Love

When I first started landscaping and flower gardening I just didn't like sedum. I don't know why. The previous owners of my house had overuse…

Personal DNA: Benevolent Architect

I followed my siblings lead today and figured out my personal DNA. You can find out "your true self" by taking the personality test here. I…

Southern Ferry County Road Trip: Part 1

I live in Ferry County in the state of Washington. Our county covers 2,200 miles of rugged, mountainous terrain in the northeastern part of the state…

Top Ten Things That Put Ms. InlandEmpireGirl Over the Edge!

I gave my students a little quiz at the end of last week to see what they remembered about their teacher, classroom procedures, and the rules. Durin…

The Last Rose of Summer

"Tis the last rose of summer, Left blooming all alone, All her lovely companions Are faded and gone. No flower of her kindred, No rose bud is nigh, To…

Sibling Assignment #37: You Can Call Me Al

" If you'll be my bodyguard I can be your long lost pal I can call you Betty And Betty when you call me You can call me Al ." Paul Simon …