Monthly Archives: October 2012

Writing Action: Notes from past LTUE symposium

There is a wonderful writer’s symposium called Life the Universe and Everything. And here are some notes from one of the panels. Best and worst writing advice. For your reading and writing pleasure. The program book said that the panelists … Continue reading

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Quilting Checklist

Last weekend some friends and I tied baby quilts for Colorado victims. So this makes a perfect opportunity to make a to-do list for quilting. Material (pattern in back needs to match in some way with material in the front.) … Continue reading

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Humor to teach, Keeping the romance alive

Joke: A woman writes to the IT Technical support Guy Dear Tech Support, Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and I noticed a distinct slowdown in the overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelery … Continue reading

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Political Humor (both sides of the isle)

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Spelling Elite

People who fell superior or elite over others because of money, family or position. They feel they are LIT (play off the word enlightened) with superior knowledge or skills. Another possible memory device could be that sometimes a person who … Continue reading

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Best and worse writing advice given (LTUE 2011)

There is a wonderful writer’s symposium called Life The Universe and Everything. And Here are some notes from one of the panels. Best and worst writing advice. For your reading and writing pleasure. The program book said that the panelists … Continue reading

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Making grape juice

A friend gave me two boxes of concord grapes and let me borrow her steamer. Steps to make grape juice. 1. Sterilize bottles 2. Put water on bottom third of steam and start boil 3. Rinse off grapes and separate … Continue reading

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Humor to teach compassion

I hope today’s lesson can be of use to youth ministries, counselors, Family devotionals and family home evenings. My current object lessons are taking a different slant. Instead of using objects around the house, I’m employing humor to teach a … Continue reading

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An alternative to Senator Hatch: Constitutional Party: Shaun McCausland

I was invited to a meeting by the constitutional party to listen to a person running for Senator by the name of Shaun McCausland. I agree with him on many things. I took notes on his presentation and here are … Continue reading

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Spelling Foreign

The fun thing about learning how to spell some words is that as I search for tricks there are things I never realized about a word. When I think of the word foreign one of the first visual images that … Continue reading

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