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Day 5 – #SOL2021: pay attention, then patch a few words together

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Joanne Toft

Praying It doesn’t have to bethe blue iris, it could beweeds in a vacant lot, or a fewsmall stones; justpay attention, then patch a few words together and don’t tryto make them elaborate, this isn’ta contest but the doorway into … Continue reading →

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Pondering quiet celebrations and writing

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Joanne Toft

It’s 8:00 am and my eyes are adjusting to the sun outside my window. I am not moving as fast this morning as usual. I don’t respond very quickly in the morning after a night of little sleep. The wild … Continue reading →

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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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SOL Challenge Day 14 – reading about writers

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Joanne Toft

I am reading writers in the hope of having something to say today. I thought continuing my reading of nature writers might help. Annie Dillard has a new book coming out this week. It seemed fitting to read about her … Continue reading →

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SOL Challenge Day 10 – A bit tired

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Joanne Toft

Yesterday was one of those days. I was out of the house by 6:30 am and at school before 7:00. We are in the last steps of testing our English Language Learnings. The work is not hard, and the kids … Continue reading →

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SOL Challenge Day 3 – writing in a new language

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Joanne Toft

My part time job is testing! Don’t get me started – I am not a firm believer in all the testing but it is what I do to help out one of our schools in my retirement years! (another story) … Continue reading →

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Slice of Life – not again – stuck

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Joanne Toft

Ok – I did not want to write this “I am stuck post” but here I am. It is now 8:17 p.m. central time. My bedtime is not far away since the alarm rings early these days. (Got to get … Continue reading →

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Switching Gears – Slowly

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Joanne Toft

I am in an on going weird state of change. I know there are people who jump into retirement and off they go playing golf, going to lunch with friends, going shopping. It is so cool to watch but watch … Continue reading →

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Falling behind on writing – while sitting on the bridge

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Joanne Toft

Today is Wednesday and I have missed my two regular posts. I found myself caught up in the work world for the last few days and my writing quietly slid to the last task on the list. Unfortunately the end … Continue reading →

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