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Monthly Archives: Jul 2014
Anniversary Of The Day We Met 51 Years Ago
On July 12th 1963 I met my lovely future husband. I am one of the luckiest women alive because he’s a wonderful man with all the attributes of my gentle, kind, hard-working, honest, passionate and compassionate father. This doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in #Love, Author, Uncategorized
Tagged #Happy Marriage, #Love, Happy Couple., Lasting Marriage, Real Life Romace, Romance
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Dear Writer … it’s not all about you, ya know! – a reminder
Originally posted on Books: Publishing, Reading, Writing:
I was going to write a blog post about social media and how I’ve been paring down my use of it, because I’m finding it to be not all that social or the…
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Cart before the horse (Not always a bad thing)
Originally posted on readful things blog:
As any author will tell you, writing the book is the easy part. After that comes the fun of editing, cover design, book blurbs and the ultimate in evil, MARKETING. Most authors are already…
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Lessons From a Sunworshipper
I’m reblogging this in the hope it can awaken more people to the dangers of skin cancer.
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reblogged…One Afternoon with Lily
One Afternoon with Lily.
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Tagged #Baby-sitting, #Granddad, #Imaginary Play, #Love, Caring, Family, Grandchildren, Granddaughter, Melting heart
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Reblogged… On Writing Poetry – John Thomas Dodds
On Writing Poetry.
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Meaning of Life, Meaning of Spirit, Poetry, Poets
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From My Archives – Hebe Near Steps
Promoting Authors, Artists and Poets http://smorgasbordinvitationon.wordpress.com http://kimgosselinblog.com https://carolec55.wordpress.com http://elisabethwheatley.wordpress.com http://bookvolume.com your website here Why don’t you add this list on your next post. You know it makes sense.
Posted in Art, Original Paintings, Uncategorized
Tagged Acrylic Paint, Art, Authors, Fun, Original Painting, Original paintings, Popular Culture
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Dear Indie Author
Originally posted on All I Have to Say:
Dear Indie Author, Congratulations on your amazing accomplishment. You’ve written a book, which is an incredible achievement. I’m so proud of you! Unfortunately, I was not able to review your book. I…
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From My Archives – Vivid Flowers
Promoting Authors, Artists and Poets http://goodtimestories.wordpress.com http://africolonialstories.wordpress.com http://wordmithatwork.com https://carolec55.wordpress.com http://johndaviddolan.wix.com http://christophersbooks.wordpress.com Your website here Why don’t you add this list to all your posts?
Posted in Art, Author, Uncategorized
Tagged Acrylic Paint, Art, Artists, Authors, New author, Original Painting, Poets
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A to Z Book Survey….
Originally posted on mylittlebookblog:
So I found this at the blog The Perceptual Page Turner. Not only is this blog pretty awesome and the posts thought provoking but the name of this blog is just brilliant. I found this A-Z…
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Typical writer ‘earns £11,000 a year’, research reveals
Originally posted on When pen hits paper.:
It is only the minority who earn a substantial amount from writing The number of those working as full-time writers has also dropped from 40% of all writers in 2005 to 11.5% now.……
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The Neuroblastoma Children’s Society Still Needs Your Help
Sadly Millie-Rose Heaton lost her battle against this dreadful disease. We can no longer help Millie-Rose but there are lots of other children suffering this illness. Please visit the Neuroblastoma Children’s Society website where you’ll learn of the other little fighters.
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Tagged Children's Cancer, Children's Diseases, Family Drama, Family Life, Neuroblastoma
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A Good Idea
Originally posted on Bookin' It:
So, So Important! Saw this on Twitter yesterday with a request to share, so…I’m sharin’! Lots of people honestly don’t know how important some of these things can be to an author, especially an independent…
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From my Archive – Pebble Beach
Promoting Authors, Artists and Poets http://shawnbird.com http://rockandrollsupermom.wordpress.com http://blessedart1111.wordpress.com https://carolec55.wordpress.com http://getoutamyhead.com http://nicholasrossis.me Why don’t you add this list to your post and include your own website?
Posted in Art, Original Paintings, Uncategorized
Tagged Original Painting, Pebbled Beach, Sandy Cove, Seaside, Welsh Coast
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The Facebook Experiment: The “Why” Questions
Originally posted on Paul Bernal's Blog:
A great deal has been written about the Facebook experiment – what did they actually do, how did they do it, what was the effect, was it ethical, was it legal, will it…
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Six Apples and a Sucrine
Originally posted on Africantapestry:
In summer we don’t eat apples. We munch on peaches and nectarines. Except the horses. They have their apples throughout the year. An apple is one of the most delicious subjects to draw and paint. For…
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Another Acrylic Painting From My Archive (7)
My second ever acrylic painting. Unfortunately, this image came from my imagination only so bears no real resemblance to nature’s flowers.
Posted in Art, Original Paintings, Uncategorized
Tagged Acrylic Paint, Floral Painting, Flower Spikes, Original Painting, Vase of Flowers
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Could Even Be Your Buddy
Originally posted on Jo Robinson:
I read a thing where a scientist monitored the brains of professional writers and non-professional writers while they were writing. Non-pros brains appeared to be visualising what they wrote, and the pucker scribbers brains appeared…
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