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Where there is smoke…
There is fire. And this time it was across the road from our house. I didn’t really know what to expect when we came home and saw all the lights from the emergency vehicles on the road in front of our house. My first thought was that something may have happened to one of the…
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A Reading Family
I want to write about reading today. Seems strange as writers are those who create what we read, huh? Anyway, reading is on my mind because I have lovingly watched Kirstin transform from a little child— sitting in laps, getting books out of the book case to have them read to her—to today—still getting books…
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Lost my pants!
Me: Hi, my name is Beth and I lost my pants. Group: Hi Beth! Me: I last saw my pants on Tuesday when I wore them to a doctor’s appointment. I came home, changed into comfy clothes and they have been missing ever since. And that’s how people will introduce themselves in my new group:…
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Baking bread and trying to not break teeth
I think I need bread baking lessons. The last few times I tried making bread the result wasn’t even edible. This time I didn’t go for looks or anything, but just something people could eat without gagging or feeling like they were eating communion wafers in big form. Wine anyone? Yes, my bread was dry,…
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A post about Kirstin
I have my writing mojo back! Last weekend did the trick, from learning about the publishing industry on Thursday to an awesome time at Mary’s house reading her new play on Friday and Saturday, I got the kick in the butt I needed to go out and write. So why so long to post this…
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Writer’s Block
Haven’t written anything in a long time. I’m having trouble forming coherent sentences. I can’t even fill a full page in my notebook. I start and then realize most of what I wrote is horrible. So I stop for a while and try to come back to it. I have a few events coming up…
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Things I do that make Matt say, “Seriously?” (part 1)
This is part one of a four part series that I have planned. The title for this series is (as evidenced above) “Things I do that make Matt say, “Seriously?” Obviously there are more than four things that I do, but these have been the biggest ones lately. Today’s “Seriously?” is about yarn (imagine that!)…
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The Holiday Letter We Forgot to Send
So, I didn’t write anything last week. I just didn’t have the gumption to write. A nice case of the winter blahs descended, so I took a week off. I still did some research for my one story, so it wasn’t a completely lost week. I’m back, feeling more like I should. And then I…
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Crafting Goals for 2015
This post is written with much thanks to Matt for helping me make it look pretty (format it) and helping me figure out why I couldn’t get the pictures off the camera right away. I love to create. Sometimes (okay, most times) I get an idea for what I would like to make and then…
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Puppy, it’s Cold Outside!
It is January in Minnesota. Cold is a known factor, and we deal with it every year. So what makes this year so different? We have very little snow. Usually I welcome a year like this: generally warmer than usual and little to no snow. Heating costs and transportation are easier not to mention my…