Category Archives: Reading

Watching for change

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Joanne Toft

Today was a day of noticing little changes. Things are changing constantly. Sometimes we are aware of it but most of the time those changes go right past us. We are so busy that we get caught up in the … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What are you reading? Dana Levy’s new book

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Joanne Toft

“This Would Make a Good Story Someday” a perfect line many of us writers have used over and over again as we think about events in our lives.  Well, Dana Alison Levy followed up on it and wrote a humorous … Continue reading →

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Day 23 – Slice of Life Challenge – Families, eating, chatting and books

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Joanne Toft

Families, eating, chatting and books – Long ago when we were a young family I thought about how I wanted my children to be readers, how I loved the idea of sitting and talking with my children about books, the … Continue reading →

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Day 4 – Slice of Life Challenge – in front of kids again!

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Joanne Toft

Being retired means I don’t get to be in front of children much these days. I am working part time but that only means I am in front of a class helping them log in to computers and begin testing. … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What are you reading? Historical Fiction

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Joanne Toft

I fell behind on my reading for my children’s book group. Well, to be honest I stepped away from the group for a while. I loved the conversation and the books but felt pulled in to many directions and decided … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What are you Reading? Wolves and Runnaways

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Joanne Toft

I seem to be a reader who gets stuck in one area – so I continued this week with reading a story with wolves. I have started Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell. ( Thanks Myra for the suggestion.) I also started … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What are you reading?

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Joanne Toft

So, I read this book that everyone has been so excited about. It is a book that I keep hearing so many wonderful things about. I like the author. She seems to be great with kids. I loved her first … Continue reading →

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For the love of words

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Joanne Toft

“No, no you need to go to the dinosaur story – just wait she will leave!” As a writer I love listening into others conversation and today I had the perfect set up. I was school (think big city, mainly … Continue reading →

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SOL Challenge Day 13 – Wild World of Plants

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Joanne Toft

I have been reading about gardeners to keep me going in the winter months. Well, really it is more reading about women botanists.  It has been a small study of the women of our past and present and their work … Continue reading →

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Awards follow up – the wonders of reading

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Joanne Toft

A few weeks ago I shared the books our Chapter and Verse book group were reading. We met last week and voted for books we liked or thought might be worthy of an award. You need to keep in mind … Continue reading →

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