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Here’s Johnny

Here’s Johnny

Going in a little bit of a different direction today and we are going exploring in the tale of Johnny Appleseed.  It’s funny, but I put my list together of posts for this challenge about three weeks ago and just the other day, my daughter and I started reading this story in our homeschool history class.  Pretty cool, coincidence. I think everyone’s pretty familiar with the tale of Johnny’s generosity and love he had for apples.  I had thought that…

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Aladdin is late to Alice’s Tea Party

Aladdin is late to Alice’s Tea Party

Welcome to my month of insanity!  Buckle your seat beats because I’m hoping to do a little of the unexpected with these posts. So, when deciding on the letter “A” for my first post, I immediately was drawn to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland because of the story.  I think it’s one that connects to the child in all of us.  I can tell you that when I was a kid in school, there was a time or two when in…

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Sweet Surprises

Sweet Surprises

What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you read this title? Are you thinking about the last time you got flowers at work? Are you thinking about the notes your mom sent in your lunch when you were a kid? Or perhpas you are remembering a moment when you were happily shocked by a stranger letting you go first in line at the grocery? This world is a crazy place. I’ve almost given up reading the news…

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Generating Ideas

Generating Ideas

It’s cold and quiet. The smell of alchol is strong as they must have just cleaned the exam room in between patients. I am sitting on the table, awkwardly swinging my legs like a little girl on a swing set, eyes scanning the room, wishing they at least had a poster on the wall so I could imagine myself anywhere else. I couldn’t say exactly when it happened, but the next thing I know, I see this entire short story…

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