Monthly Archives: January 2014

It’s Monday! What are you reading? Fantasy

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Joanne Toft

I am traveling this week and working on my mini iPad. Which is great for reading but not the best for extended writing.  Typing with my thumbs is ok but I prefer a key board. (I must be showing my … Continue reading →

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Making Changes again

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Joanne Toft

It has been a funny school year. I retired in July and began teaching again part time the middle of September and then full time for a few weeks after New Years. The semester has ended and I am now … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What are you Reading?

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Joanne Toft

This week I did very little reading of books. It seemed to be a week of reading blogs, catching up on news and just going to bed early. The one book I did read and found myself wondering about was … Continue reading →

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Too many words

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Joanne Toft

I was all set with my topic for this slice of life. I would come home, have dinner and write but … Life does not always lay out that neatly. I did come home and have dinner but then the … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What are you Reading? – Mysteries!

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Joanne Toft

It is mystery week in my classroom. I have one week left before I end my long call reserve teaching gig. (end of our semester is Friday) So when we returned from a very cold winter break we decided to … Continue reading →

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Balance – OLW for 2013, 2014 and maybe beyond

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Joanne Toft

Balance a word I have been holding for a few years is still rolling around in my head. I began by looking the word up to give me ideas for a new word that might push me forward this year. … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What are you Reading?

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Joanne Toft

The deep cold of a Minnesota winter had me reading Karen Foxlee’s new book Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy. (we are currently at 20 below this morning without wind chill)  With lots of blankets wrapped around me I finished this chilly but … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tales again! Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Joanne Toft

It seems I keep running into fairy tales or twisted tales and this week was prefect for a visit with the Snow Queen once again.  Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy will be released in in late January and it is … Continue reading →

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