Build Your Own Boat-The Most Fun We Had All Summer

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I'm amazed at what a person can do with simple materials. (I remind myself that great novels are written one word at a time.) We witnessed a cardboard boat race at a local pool, so my daughter-in-law challenged the family to a cardboard boat race.An internet search yielded a design, but no instructions. (Google: cardboard boat … Continue reading Build Your Own Boat-The Most Fun We Had All Summer

How To Start Writing

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There is no secret to becoming a writer. Simply put pen to paper . . .  or in this day and age, put fingers to keyboard. Every morning I roll over in bed and reach for my laptop. My eyes may be blurry, but my mind is  clear. I keep my pipeline filled with stories, … Continue reading How To Start Writing

Paddle Wisconsin

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I canoed forty two miles this weekend with a Sierra Club group. We launched our canoes on the Wisconsin River west of Madison. Friday’s 96 degrees nearly fried us, so we cooled off frequently in the water. People flocked to the nude beach at Mezomanie, but we paddled on the other side of the river … Continue reading Paddle Wisconsin

Vultures on My Chimney

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Twenty-four vultures roosted on my roof the afternoon we arrived after closing on the property. Folk lore says that a stork on your chimney is good luck. What’s the significance of vultures? I didn’t want to know and hoped our new cabin could withstand the bad karma. We shouted and waved our arms at the … Continue reading Vultures on My Chimney

How Well Do you REALLY Know Everyday Words?

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My granddaughter uses the word ‘random’ to mean strange, weird, or outrageous (I think). We most often learn the meanings of words through context. But what if the word has been hijacked, and you’ve learned the wrong definition? Over the years I’ll read the dictionary just for fun. While my Dad was in his sickbed, we entertained … Continue reading How Well Do you REALLY Know Everyday Words?