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Monthly Archives: July 2008

A Cow and Some Chocolates….

I want to share something with you because it really touched me and helped me to realize how much (probably too much) I have.
Our family sponsors children in third world countries. I’m a strong supporter of Compassion because the charity watch organizations rate them highly and also  because they allow me to have direct interaction […]

Poetry lesson for kids….

I feel that rhyme and meter are fundamentals in poetry. Some people say that rhyme is a constraint which places unnatural boundaries on free thought. Others argue that since free verse is easier for children to write, it’s a good starting place. I personally (and it’s simply my opinion) don’t agree. Free verse can be […]

Rhyming Judge

 In pursuit of my love of all things rhyming I googled “Rhyme” and trolled the news section results.
This is a fun and cute little story.
In Tacoma, WA and a judge got fed up with a lawyer who filed an overly long (wordy) lawsuit.  So he wrote a limerick to the lawyer telling him to refile […]

Contest open two more days!

I’m leaving the 4th of July contest open for two more days! Enter to win a signed copy of How to Bake an American Pie.
I hope your summer is going as nicely as mine. Yesterday we went swimming in Dicky Lake. Here’s a photo (note, I didn’t take it).  It’s just beautiful and the water […]