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What Would You Name this Puppy ?
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. ~William Shakespeare Are you ready for a new contest to maybe win a book or two? I wanted to try something different...
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Does a Cat Need a Name?
I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It’s not. Mine had me trained in two days. (Bill Dana) Thanks to all of you who suggested great names for the puppy in the picture...
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Have You Ever Named a Horse?
So far you’ve come up with great names for a puppy and some wonderful names for a cat, but now we’re going in a new direction. So how about naming a horse or two? The Kentucky Derby is this Saturday...
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What Would Your Dog Name You?
So have you ever wondered what your dog would name you? Or if perhaps he does have a dog name for you? I think Frankie’s for me is a high pitched yippy bark. The bark that makes me frown and tell him...
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Name the Hen & a Happy Bunny Dog
Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she laid an asteroid. ~Mark Twain We’ve named a puppy. We’ve named a cat. We’ve even named two horses and a dog. You all have...
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Dogs, Cats, Horses, Hens Got to Have Names
They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, ‘Can he name a kitten?’ ~Samuel Butler I’m not exactly sure how naming a kitten can prove you are a literary...
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Hovering in the Moment
“Hummingbird darts lightly through the world, spreading its message of joy and beauty, and teaching us to appreciate the wonder and magic of everyday existence. Hummingbird brings the gift of joy....
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Pause and Smile for Family
You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. ~Desmond Tutu Have you ever noticed how sometimes everything wants to happen on the same day? That’s the way it was in our...
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Cutting All Those Unnecessary Words
A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. ~William...
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Spring Means Babies in the Animal World
Well, I do find the beauty in animals. I find beauty everywhere. I find beauty in my garden. ~Doris Day Spring is a time for baby animals. So it’s a great time to check out the zoos and animal parks...
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Kneading the Dough of Your Story
Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new. ~Ursula K. Le Guin I haven’t bought a loaf of bread for years now. I have bought a lot of bread...
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Happy Happy Book News!
Happy happy! That’s me after last week. An author spends a lot of time shut away in her office with imaginary friends. Sometimes those friends don’t play nice and make the writing hard. Other times...
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What Makes You Pick Up a New Book?
Always fun to actually hold the first copy of a new book in my hand. Of course, I’ve already read it umpteen times while I was writing and editing the story, so I don’t sit down and read it again when...
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Let’s Go to the Creek
If you want to relax, watch the clouds pass by if you’re laying on the grass, or sit in front of the creek; just doing nothing and having those still moments is what really rejuvenates the body....
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In the Good Ol’ Summertime
“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” -Henry James Do you remember how you looked forward to summer vacation when you...
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A Day for Dads
Happy Father’s Day! My dad has been gone for over thirty years, but he is still here in my memories and my heart. He was a good dad. He worked hard on our farm and expected my sisters and me to do our...
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Pause and Smile for Family
You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. ~Desmond Tutu Have you ever noticed how sometimes everything wants to happen on the same day? That’s the way it was in our...
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Cutting All Those Unnecessary Words
A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. ~William...
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Spring Means Babies in the Animal World
Well, I do find the beauty in animals. I find beauty everywhere. I find beauty in my garden. ~Doris Day Spring is a time for baby animals. So it’s a great time to check out the zoos and animal parks...
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Kneading the Dough of Your Story
Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new. ~Ursula K. Le Guin I haven’t bought a loaf of bread for years now. I have bought a lot of bread...
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