Thank you to Leeanne of Not Afraid of Color for reminding me to notice things I like. Click on HER BLOG to see what positive things others like.
I like seeing who's prowling around outside our backdoor.
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| I like this funny little black chicken with the fuzzy black afro hair do. I also like those blue serendipity pebbles. They glow in the dark! |
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| I like having real fireplace. Buff never leaves his spot in front of it. |
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| I like a warm patch of sunlight, but this guy... loves it. |
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| I like making fun little pouches like these from Cross Creek Sewing. And, I like having a sewing friend (Wendy) who can help me when I get stuck in the instructions. |
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| I like gathering eggs. |
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| I like visiting Disney World in January. And my favorite character, Joy was there too! |
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I like how the cardinals come out after a snow.![]() ![]() ![]() |
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| I like getting to let the hens out after being cooped up for days. They flew to a log and avoided putting their feet in the snow. |
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| I like getting a surprise second stalk and blooms on my amaryllis! |
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| I like having a little yellow partner to help me write my blog posts. |
JANUARY
1.Do you ever sing in the shower? ( do you have a go to song you sing a lot?) I don't sing in the shower. I might sing along with the radio in the car. I'm so lyrically challenged, that when I do sing, it needs to be a song with plenty of repetition!
2. Have you ever lived anywhere else? I was born in the boothill of Missouri, raised in the Ouachita Mountains of Western Arkansas, and have lived in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas since I came to college.
3. Do you like calendars either desk or wall real calendars? A few years ago, I made the switch to a Google calendar that I can see on my phone, tablet, and computer. It's color coded, and I live by it!
4. Do you like puzzles? I do. Jigsaw? I like helping with a jigsaw puzzle if there's one out, but I don't keep one going at my house or work one on my own. Rubik's cube? I never could master that one. Crossword? I used to work the one in the paper every day, but now the newspaper is online. I work the big on in the weekend newspaper every Sunday afternoon. Sudoku? I will work one if I'm on a plane or in a waiting room, but they're not my favorite. What other kind? I play a game of Double Freecell nearly every night before I go to sleep. We do the New York Times Wordle and Connections every single morning.
FEBRUARY
I remember in elementary school, exchanging Valentines with classmates, did you? It was a big deal, which cheap card to give to which child. We had to give everyone one... we decorated the box too.
remember those little cards and the tiny envelopes? How about let's talk about being a teacher andliving through or surviving enjoying 32 Valentine's Days... excited kids... had candy for breakfast before coming to school... passing out valentines... home room moms bringing in way too much food and wanting to do an organized game when the kids just wanted to open valentines and talk... parents joining and bringing in little siblings... spilled juice... looking at the clock and realizing it was only noon and after those parents left, there were still 3 hours left... AAAAaahhhhh!!!!!!
remember those little cards and the tiny envelopes? How about let's talk about being a teacher and
(But, all the teacher presents of chocolate boxes... that was nice.)
Feb 19 2026
What was your favorite subject in school... elementary, I think I loved everything. I just loved school. high school, I loved math & science. I loved taking typing & shorthand & business lab. I loved home ec (my mom was my teacher). Of course, I loved band. or college...I enjoyed all of my education courses. or did your favorite subject change over time? Do you still have an interest in that subject?Changes... let's see. I dreaded any kind of history. That's never changed. I've always had a math mind, so it just came easily. I didn't particularly love it, I just did it. I've always loved learning science and still do to this day. I was always a good reader, but I don't know that I ever enjoyed reading or literature class. I don't think I loved reading until I didn't have to do it for a grade anymore.
My biggest shift in feeling about a subject happened in the last course I took in graduate school. Of course I took some kind of English every single year from 1st grade through college. So much grammar, usage, mechanics, parts or speech. Those things have always come so naturally. They made since, I did the worksheets, I made As.
At home I always kept a diary or journal, but sadly, I don't remember ever being encouraged as a writer. It was a complete paradigm shift to realize that excellence in writing was more valuable than circling nouns or diagraming a sentence.
Feb 26 2026
What is the most adventurous thing you've ever done? In 2018 I went to Indonesia with a 4 other ladies. We spent 10 days in Bali, in the villages not the cities and resort areas. We spent time in an orphanage, with ladies' groups, in a kindergarten, in two different kinds of high schools, giving out glasses, working, supporting a team that was working there permanently.





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