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Got Creative?

August 3, 2009 gaisheagirl

Ever wonder where creative talent comes from? I’ve stumbled on the answer: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgYwTELj-fs] Order me up some.

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Posted in: Life, writing Filed under: Advertising, Creative Talent, Creativity, Funny Videos, humor, New Business, People

Screaming Eagles

July 28, 2009 gaisheagirl

We boat in British Columbia every summer, and one of the things I love  watching are the Bald Eagles.  B.…

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Posted in: food, Words, writing Filed under: boating, British Columbia, Canada, Comox, Eagles, Feeding Animals, travel, Wildlife

'Tis

July 22, 2009 gaisheagirl

It’s true, I guess. Frank McCourt has moved on.  I have been waiting to hear the punch-line, as I have…

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Posted in: books, Life, publishing, reading, Words, writing Filed under: Angela's Ashes, authors, Frank McCourt, Ireland, Irish, Malachy McCourt, Pullitzer Prize, writers

Got Milk?

July 20, 2009 gaisheagirl

  Here’s a creative writing exercise for you.  Or, if you’re too tired to write after a day of summer…

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Posted in: books, humor, Life, publishing, Words, writing Filed under: Creative Writing, Got Milk, Milk, reading, Summer, Tuscan Milk, Writing Exercises

To Market

July 18, 2009 gaisheagirl

One of the best things about boating in the Northwest during the summer are the myriad farmers markets along the…

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Posted in: Life, travel, writing Filed under: British Columbia, Canadian Gulf Islands, Farmer's Markets, food, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, Summer

To Tweet or Not to Tweet

July 16, 2009 gaisheagirl

First of all, when I hear the word tweet, I think of a Warner Brothers cartoon.  If you’re old enough,…

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Posted in: humor, Life, publishing, travel, Words, writing Filed under: Agents, Shimoni, Social Networking, Twitter

A Connecticut Yankee

July 9, 2009 gaisheagirl

I spent the Fourth of July weekend in Connecticut.  Salisbury, to be exact; the charming town that Meryl Streep calls…

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Posted in: humor, Life, travel, Uncategorized, Words, writing Filed under: Connecticut, Conservation, Ecology, Lawns, Meryl Streep, Salisbury, Water

The Dog Song

July 2, 2009 gaisheagirl

There’s a wonderful artist in my neighborhood…a dog artist.  Nancy Shutt is truly gifted when it comes to capturing the…

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Posted in: humor, Life, publishing, writing Filed under: Artists, Dog Art, dogs, Emily Westman, Nancy Schtt, Original Music, Painting, Pets, Portraits

Top Twenty-Five

June 29, 2009 gaisheagirl

Every year, English teachers from across the country can submit their collections of actual analogies and metaphors found in high…

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Posted in: Life, reading, writing Filed under: English, Essays, High School, humor, Kids, Metaphors, Teaching, Teenagers, Words

Icons, Adieu

June 26, 2009 gaisheagirl

Two icons of my childhood moved on yesterday.  Farrah Fawcett, whose hair I always wanted (well, maybe her body, too),…

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Posted in: God, Life, Words, writing Filed under: Compassion, Contributions, Death, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Negativity, Obituaries

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