Monthly Archives: March 2016

Slice of Life Challenge Day 31 – Words over the years

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Joanne Toft

It has been 5 years of writing this blog, counting this year. It is amazing to think about what I have learned during this time. At times I was writing daily or at least several times a week. Other times … Continue reading →

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Slice of Life Challenge Day 30 – Not lost in the fog

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Joanne Toft

I rose early to watch Lake Superior greet the morning. We are staying at a B and B in Duluth, Minnesota. Our windows look out directly on the lake which is about 200 feet from where I am sitting cozy … Continue reading →

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Slice of Life Challenge Day 29 – don’t fail me now

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Joanne Toft

The sky is bright blue with a glorious sun. We are on the road to Duluth, Minnesota 150 miles from home. In this short drive I have nothing to do but watch the trees, the lakes, rivers and creeks. I … Continue reading →

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Slice of Life Challenge Day 28 – Developing with focus

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Joanne Toft

I am in my typical spring mode. Words like restless, ill at ease, fidgety,edgy, nervous, keyed up, -all fit into my morning thoughts. I am slightly out of focus like this photo of a bench in the spring sunshine. No, nothing is wrong … Continue reading →

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Slice of Life Challenge Day 27 – Book Hunting

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Joanne Toft

Books – which one do I buy? I am buying for a one year old. Do I buy for the child or do I buy for the parents? Do I buy because it is a great book with a known … Continue reading →

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Slice of Life Challenge Day 26 – The slow slide into spring

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Joanne Toft

The garden catalogs have piled on my coffee table and in my e-mail box. I have ordered seeds, they have arrived and some are already growing. I am ready! I have cleaned and sharpen my clippers. I have purchased a … Continue reading →

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Slice of Life Challenge Day 25 – not stuck just quiet

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Joanne Toft

About this time each year in the challenge I have written a post that starts with no words or a no post because I was stuck. I didn’t know what to write about. I was at a loss for words. This … Continue reading →

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Slice of Life Challenge Day 24 – not enough

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Joanne Toft

As a kid I seemed to always be in the spot of knowing somethings but not enough. I was the kid who moved to fast and skimmed the surface of things to get to the end. It was oh to … Continue reading →

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Slice of Life Challenge Day 23 – Leaky, smelling, soggy lunches

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Joanne Toft

Leaking, smelling and soggy lunches is what I think about when looking for my lunch box. I still carry a lunch bag to school when I work. It is soft sided, insulated and has a nice ice pack to go … Continue reading →

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Slice of Life Challenge Day 22 – non fiction reading

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Joanne Toft

It is another day with second graders. I had the great fun of sitting in the corner of the classroom and watching. They are starting a geography unit and so are also moving into non fiction reading. There are two … Continue reading →

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