I am thrilled to again have the opportunity to appear on Jane Friedman’s Writer’s Digest blog There Are No Rules. In this guest post, I blog about blogging, and meeting a far-away blogger friend in person, and I probably use the word blog way too often, but there it is. I share the story of [...]
Archive for September, 2009
when bloggers meet, face to face
Posted in Writing, tagged blogging, Jane Friedman, Jane Koenen Bretl, Judy Clement Wall, There Are No Rules, Writer's Digest, Writing on September 22, 2009 | 7 Comments »
sometimes, it takes a strong constitution
Posted in Motherhood, seasons, tagged Constitution Day on September 17, 2009 | 14 Comments »
The Professor told me that today is Constitution Day, a day to celebrate the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. I am not a history buff, but I have to believe the process to complete this document had to be contentious at the time. So many details to resolve, so many people [...]
on garden trowels and brandied peaches
Posted in Foodies, seasons, tagged canning, cousins, garden tools, Jane Koenen Bretl, peaches, vacation house on September 11, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Ingenuity is a valuable trait when staying at a vacation property. You never know what you might find, or find missing. In this case, we found a nice BIG house perfect to accomodate our large group; but there was a marked absence of kitchen utensils in the “fully stocked” kitchen. Well, there was a 3″ [...]
on the shores of Michipie
Posted in Foodies, seasons, tagged cousins, family, Garrison Keillor, Jane Koenen Bretl, Lake Michigan, Michigan, pie, Wisconsin on September 10, 2009 | 10 Comments »
I have never vacationed in Michigan before, other than a wonderful wedding there nine years ago; however that fun, busy event left little time to explore the area. Growing up in Wisconsin, a vacation in Michigan was never even considered as an option. It was an absurd concept, like taking a road trip to Mars. [...]
finding the message
Posted in Motherhood, tagged back to school speech, back-to-school, Daily Kos, Jane Koenen Bretl, President Obama on September 8, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I am proud of our President. At the same time, I feel befuddled, astounded and saddened by the actions of some people, hopefully a vocal minority, and their reaction to his televised speech to the nation’s schoolchildren set for today. Read his back-to-school speech, if you want. Decide for yourself if it is a conspiratorial [...]
Book Giveaway and more for Writers
Posted in Writing, tagged back-to-school, book giveaway, Christina Katz, Writer Mama on September 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Author Christina Katz is hosting the Writer Mama Back-To-School Giveaway on her Writer Mama Riffs blog throughout the month of September. Not only is she giving away books every day, there is also a liberal amount of writing advice and lots of camaraderie for beginners and beyond. Enjoy!
search engine funnies 2.0
Posted in get along like cats and dogs, something important, I'm sure, tagged dogs and cats, google, Jack Kilborn, Jane Koenen Bretl, Judy Clement Wall, search engine, Zebra Sounds on September 1, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Here it is again: a quick round-up of search terms that curious people seeking answers to life’s nagging questions typed into their search engine of choice and ended up on my blog instead… “Jane Killborn” (hard-core gore thriller author Jack Kilborn‘s eccentric aunt?) “how to get dogs and cats to get along” (remains [...]
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