I’m pretty lame. I have a blog (a real blog that gets attention from me) that I feed 2x a week and in turn it provides me with vacation money. Then I have this blog. I promise you I am a prolific writer. I write blog posts all day- in my mind. For example, this [...]
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As part of Haley’s daily homeschool schedule she reads out loud to me for 20 minutes. We’ve been going through Mountain Born by Elizabeth Yates for a while now and finally finished it the other day. I set Haley up in front of the webcam and had her summarize the book. Seriously, the kids is [...]
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You know you’re talking to an intelligent person when you can converse with them about the flaws in the public school system and they don’t get all flustered. Even if their children are in the system. I am fortunate to have family that can openly discuss these major flaws and not feel like they are [...]
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I love birds! This year has been the start of our real interest in birds. Everywhere we go I’ve got my camera ready to capture any bird. Naturally, I had my camera in focus constantly at the Birds of Prey show at Scarborough Faire. Amazing creatures! Here are some of my favorite photos…
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