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Poetry Month
Thankfully mine isn't in a pile like this. Image by surrealmuse via Flickr I have always loved poetry! When I was young, my aunt gave me the book, “Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle (Put Up...
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A. A. Milne – Now We Are Six
Last night before I went to bed, I read that it was A. A. Milne’s birthday – January 18, 1882. I have always been a huge fan and still count “Now We Are Six” as one of my favorite books. It was...
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Things that Made Me Smile…
I don’t know what it is about April, but I love it. Maybe it’s because April 1st is six months from my October 1st birthday, so I feel a yin and yang or something. It’s a transition month, moving from...
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Poems of Love
Last night I was browsing the internet for unique wedding gifts, especially literary wedding gifts, and I was reminded of this great poem. The poem was made famous to me by the book and movie “In Her...
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Haiku for You!
Cover via Amazon Again, in honor of poetry month, another example of words that make me smile. Haiku is traditionally written in the 5-7-5 syllable formation and is meant to evoke a feeling or...
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Starting a Commonplace Book
April 30. How did it happen that we’re here already? Very crazy. I was trying to figure out a way to honor the last day of Poetry Month and was reading 30 things to do in Poetry Month. One of the...
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11/11 What’s Making me Happy This Week
The things that make me different are the things that make me – me. (Photo credit: deeplifequotes) Symmetry in dates – 11/11 and 11/11/12! A weekend off! Sunshiny weather on my day off Thursday – and...
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What’s Making Me Happy 4/30/13
The first thing that is making me happy is the date! I love that it’s the 1st of May tomorrow – all 1sts are great! – and I love that I have one more opportunity to plug Poetry Month! Poetry makes...
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