Not Yet, November

Autumn is my favorite season of the year and I really love November. I am not ready to say good-bye to autumn or  to fall colors, to leaves changing, to…

Greenhouse Tour

The warmer temperatures and welcome sunshine created a lovely haven in the greenhouse this week-end. Whether deadheading, smelling the scented gerani…

I Am Thankful

I am thankful the family that could come to our house arrived safe. I am thankful the weather cooperated so people could sleep nice and warm. I am than…

The Fullness of Life

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to cl…

Today I am Grateful For The Place I Call Home

I enjoy four seasons and find beauty in each of them. Today I am grateful for the place I call home. Around my place there is never a day I can't…

The Plain Sense of Things

The Plain Sense of Things By Wallace Stevens After the leaves have fallen, we return To a plain sense of things. It is as if We had come to an end of t…

Simple Beauty After Snowfall

There is a simple beauty when sunshine and snow are combined. I had to catch these images before the snow melted!

Creativity in Action

I knew when we began our study of Africa in social studies that masks would be a creative project to create and research. My seventh graders displayi…

11/11/11: Three Wishes

The topic today for NaBloPoMo is three wishes. My first wish is to live closer to my brother and sister. We always enjoy any time we can spend togeth…

My Secret Passion

Today's topic for NaBloPoMo asks the question, "What is your secret passion?" Now I have very public passions which include photography…

I Am Thankful for Words

These are some of my favorite words I am thankful for: The Joy of Writing Why does this written doe bound through these written woods? For a drink of w…

Again, I Am Thankful

Today I am thankful for my camera.

One Word Project: Thankful

The Shutter Sisters   hold a One Word Project each month. This month the word is thankful. I am thankful for my husband.

Leaves Growing Old

"How beautifully leaves grow old.  How full of light and color are their last days."  ~John Burroughs With November came chilly weather, a t…

NaBloPoMo Glorious Madness: Keyboard vs. Pen

The NaBloPoMo prompt today: "When you are writing, do you prefer to use a pen or a computer?" My answer is pretty cut and dried. When I am …

NaBloPoMo Glorious Madness: Writing to Piano Music

Today's prompt on NaBloPoMo: "Can you listen to music and write? What song did you hear today?" It depends. If I am working on academic …

NaBloPoMo Glorious Madness: Christmas Goodie Feast

The prompt today: "If you knew that whatever you ate next would be your last meal, what would you want it to be?"  This is difficult. I am a…

NaBloPoMo Glorious Madness: First Draft Dumping

The prompt for today on NaBloPoMo is: What is your favorite part about writing? My favorite part of writing is first draft dumping.  I dump eveything …