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if rocks could sing: a discovered alphabet by leslie mcguirk!
#31 in an ongoing series of posts celebrating the alphabet."Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others." ~ Jonathan SwiftOh. My. God.This has got to be the most astonishing alphabet...
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six happy things on a tuesday
1. Amiable houseguest: our great-nephew Charlie, surely the sweetest, most adorable munchkin in the land, was here over the weekend. To his credit: good looking in PJs, can pronounce my name correctly,...
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slurp slurp yum: plenty saimin by feng feng hutchins and adriano abatayo
Know what would taste really ono right about now?A big bowl of warm, steamy, soul satisfying saimin!At this very moment, I'm dreaming of dipping my chopsticks in hot dashi and slurping up some fresh...
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friday feast: round and round we go, or, once upon another time
PlayStation.blog/flickrFAT IS NOT A FAIRY TALEby Jane YolenI am thinking of a fairy tale,Cinder Elephant,Sleeping Tubby,Snow Weight,where the princess is notanorexic,...
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let's celebrate: when bob met woody by gary golio and marc burckhardt!
"All I can do is be me, whoever that is." ~ Bob Dylan Hey, hey! Today is Bob Dylan's 70th birthday!!We could celebrate by listening to 70 of our favorite Dylan songs, singing "Like a...
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quack up!
Blurry? Is this picture blurry? Have you ever tried to photograph a quazy duck?Quackity quack quack!Look who waddled into town over the weekend -- yes, that's Max the Duck, star of the New York Times...
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lip-smacking feast: hot, hot roti for dada-ji by f. zia and ken min
Are you hungry, baba?You've come to the right place! Let's fire up the skillet and cook some lip-smacking, oh-so-yummy, belly-rubbing roti! Harry R/flickrThere's so much more to...
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jammin' into june
"Then followed that beautiful season . . . Summer . . . Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape/Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood." ~ Henry Wadsworth...
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random cuppie-o-gram #90765456
Mosque cupcake by Rosina M/flickr.It's been awhile since our last Cuppie-o-Gram, but this one was truly worth waiting for.We are extremely pleased to congratulate fellow Virginia author Maha Addasi on...
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friday feast: two poetic peas in a pod
Did you know that June is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month? Let's celebrate with PEAS!*gele*/flickrToday, we have not one, but TWO perfectly penned pea poems (one of them by a poet named...
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olivia walton's applesauce cake
"Two applesauce cakes were on display in the middle of the kitchen table when Clay-Boy walked in. He breathed in the spicy aroma appreciatively. Something had happened during his absence. There was...
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seven random things, hometown edition
A little while ago, the lovely and talented Susan Taylor Brown presented me with this wonderful Stylish Blogger Award! The alphabet soup kitchen helpers and I are tickled pink that Susan...
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soup of the day: the absolute value of mike by kathryn erskine!
Hey, hey!The clock on the wall says it's time to celebrate Kathy Erskine's brand new middle grade novel, The Absolute Value of Mike (Philomel, 2011)!Before we proceed any further, please select your...
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friday feast: noshing with maya angelou
1photos.comThis week I've been dipping into Maya Angelou's latest cookbook, Great Food, All Day Long: Cook Splendidly, Eat Smart (Random House, 2010). Inspired by her recent weight loss (35 pounds),...
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just for fun: laughable liffs for lunch
#32 in an ongoing series of posts celebrating the alphabet.MsBlueSky/flickrLiff (lif) n. A common object or experience for which no word yet exists.I'm guessing there are an infinite number of liffs...
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illustrator chat: diane degroat on charlie the ranch dog
Charlie, overwrought with excitement.Well, flap my jowls and tickle my ears! Have you ever seen a more lovable dog? Yep, it's Charlie, easily the most famous basset hound in...
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carl sandburg's soup
#4 in an eclectic collection of notable noshes to whet your appetite and brighten your day.ed ed/flickr Fave writer soups: Truman Capote (Gumbo), Willa Cather (Vegetable), Bob Dylan (Split Pea), Henry...
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friday feast: like father, like son
James Paul McCartney and his father James "Jim" McCartney at age 64.Tomorrow is Sir Paul's birthday and Sunday is Father's Day -- what better time to feature a song Paul wrote with his dad in...
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a little adventure with sarah emma edmonds
It’s always fun and exciting when something you’ve read sparks your imagination and makes you want to learn more. That’s what happened when I read Carrie Jones’s new picture book biography about...
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