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Sharpening the Saw

Sharpening the Saw

I went to a workshop a few years ago when the instructor talked about ‘sharpening the saw’. She said that woodcutters often take an afternoon a week just to work on their tools, justifying the time spent with the time saved. You see, it’s much quicker to cut a log with a clean saw with sharp […]

Just For Fun Friday 01/10/2014

Just For Fun Friday 01/10/2014

Do you have a writing ritual? A recent article on habits of writers in Jurgen Wolff’s Time to Write blog led me to more research.  Here’s a few, from sources listed at the bottom.   Maya Angelou liked to write in hotel rooms, “a tiny, mean room with just a bed and sometimes, if I […]

Electronic or Print?

Electronic or Print?

Ah – the reader’s version of ‘Paper, or Plastic?‘ I know it’s a stereotype, but I’m old enough to resist a few changes and be set in my ways about some things.  As much as I like the electronic/digital gadgets that make my life easier, I really prefer a good, old fashioned, printed book. I […]

Just For Fun Friday 01/03/14

Just For Fun Friday 01/03/14

  Silly stuff today…Just when you thought you’d seen them all…..          I had to throw in one about a cat!   Just had to get it all out of my system. I’ll be back to normal next week, I promise. And…this one’s gone around Facebook so much the past few days, […]

Just For Fun Friday 12/27/13

Just For Fun Friday 12/27/13

Well – I forgot to post this  Just For Fun this morning, so I’m posting it Friday night instead.  I hope you can forgive me.  You see, with Christmas in the middle of the week, I had two ‘Mondays’ this week.  And it totally discombobulated me.  I lost track of what day it was.  (sounds […]