A friend sent this to me. Hadn’t ever thought about this before. POSTED ON OCTOBER 10, 2019BY TODDE Ever wonder why we say tick-tock, bit tock-tick, or ding-dong, not dong-ding: King Kong, not Kong King? Turns out it is one of the unwritten rules of English that native speakers know without knowing. The rule, explained in a BBC […]
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As a writer, I have a bucket list of places I’d like to publish before I croak. Writing isn’t the hard part. Being published is–at least for me. A lot of what I write is drawn from what I had to live through first. A couple of years ago, I wrote about how I survived
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Mary-Lane Kamberg, co-leader of the Kansas City Writers Group put together a compilation of some of her snippets into a delightful book. It’s an easy read; one to pick up for a quick diversion in this busy time. Sally JadlowSally Jadlow writes historical fiction, inspirational articles, poetry, and short stories. She teaches the beginning writers
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Every year I love making something for each family member. Some years I knit something. This year I made ornaments. The blue one is made from card stock I found in a drawer upstairs. The gnome required a few purchased products–a wooden egg; tiny red pom-poms for noses; felt, bells and ribbon for the hats;
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You never know who you’ll see at Panera’s Bread Company. My friend and I enjoyed a bowl of soup the other night at Town Center and ran into a Kansas City icon. I wonder what dish he likes best? Sally JadlowSally Jadlow writes historical fiction, inspirational articles, poetry, and short stories. She teaches the beginning
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I love history. But I don’t like learning it by memorizing dates. When a story is added with the event, history comes alive. Theresa Hupp is masterful at her craft of historical writing. Her newest book Safe Thus Far does a great job of showing what life was like during the Civil War in the
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What do you do with your Halloween pumpkin? Make pumpkin bread, of course! Cut the pumpkin in half. Remove the seeds and stringy pulp with a large spoon. Place the pumpkin halves on a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil. Bake it until a fork plunges in easily (about an hour at 350 degrees.) Let
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I needed a new look at the front door. The fall flowers on a birch wreath looked as though they needed a funeral. My neighbor shared her generous crop of pinecones with me. I got busy with a large piece of cardboard and a handful of hot glue sticks. An old evergreen wreath filled in
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Our mantle currently has twenty-five stockings. By next year we’ll add three more–one new birth and a couple of in-law grandchildren. Who would have guessed sixty years ago my husband and I would have such a legacy! Sally JadlowSally Jadlow writes historical fiction, inspirational articles, poetry, and short stories. She teaches the beginning writers for
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Sweet Potatoes make a great vining display in pots through the summer. When the fall temperatures dip, it’s time to pull those vines and dig in the dirt to see what is hidden there. This year’s prolific vines produced only one giant sweet potato. It must weigh a pound or two. That’s a regular-sized coffee