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A Little Storm
Had a little storm last night. Got caught out in it too. Hail pelting the car like gravel being thrown from heaven. Water washing down so I couldn’t see the road. We were lucky. Some places the rain washed away the road. Flooded basements, … Continue reading
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Tagged bad storms, hinckley metropark, Ohio spring weather, Ohio Storms, Ohio weather, storm, weather
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File Under “Things You’ll Never Catch Me Doing”
A cyclist climbs one of the many peaks in the Peak District National Park. I’m posting this to keep you entertained while I work on a real RWRR post and catch up from ten days in the UK followed by … Continue reading
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Tagged England, Peak District, Peak District National Park, Winnat's Pass
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My Decoupage Shoes: Proof I Am a Word Geek
Rave: You know I love words. So when my friend and I decided to decoupage shoes, I knew exactly what material I’d be using. My shoes would be covered with words. Fun words like “palaver” and “galoot” and “conniption.” Delicious words like “cake” and … Continue reading
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Tagged clogs, decoupage, decoupage clogs, decoupage shoes, decoupage shoes using a dictionary, word geek
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Ancient History or Foundation?
The Engineer and I were recently in England, a place I have been lucky to visit many times with my expatriate hubby. The first time I went, we were strolling around Leamington Spa when I spotted a woman working outside. “Look!” I said. “She’s hanging … Continue reading
Addendum to “Ignore the Snow”
Rant: The “ignore the snow” tactic isn’t working. Yes, I’m getting a little boring on the subject of snow. That’s because all this snow has become more than a little boring. Related articles ODOT Crews Ready to Tackle Snow Weather Outlook: Cold, More … Continue reading
Ignore the snow. Maybe it will go away.
Ignore the snow. Maybe it will go away.
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Second Lives: A Way to Enrich Your Characters (and Yourself)
A Rave About Writing We spent this weekend at a Piston Power show. Not my normal habitat, I know, but we were invited to show our airplane. This is a bit unusual because our Cessna 182 Skylane is not a … Continue reading
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Tagged aviation, Cessna, Cessna 182, Character Building, Hobbies, Passions, Piston Power Show, Skylane, Writing Characters
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Ten Briticisms* That Deserve a Larger Audience
A rave about words Ours is a semi-bilingual family. The Engineer is English. I’m American. And Darling Daughter is a charming mix of both. That’s The Engineer and me on the right, in case you’re wondering. One of the benefits … Continue reading
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Tagged Briticisms, British slang, fun with words, Language, Use of language, Words
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I Geek Words
A rave about words, both written and read My library has been running a promotion called “Geek out at your library,” asking patrons and staff members to complete the sentence “I geek_______________.” Thanks to Darling Daughter, the concepts of self-identifying … Continue reading
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Tagged Geek out at your library, Geeking, I geek, I geek words, love of words, Reading, Words, Writing
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Reading, Writing, Ranting and Raving 