 This year will be my third November participating in a writing challenge. I’ll be writing every day from now through November 30th. That’s a lot of writing for me, and a lot of reading for you, and I’ll do my best to keep it interesting and entertaining. In the past I wrote getting ready for Thanksgiving […]  If there has been one constant in my life, it has surely been my appetite. Each day I’d wake to the insistent rumblings in my stomach and my daily battle would begin. Would my appetite for yummy, fatty or sweet indulgences win, or would I quell my hunger with something more wholesome and healthy? On […]
 For any of you who love Winnie the Pooh as much as I do, you may get the reference of the title of this post TTFN, or ta ta for now, something Tigger (my favorite character) was known to say. I have a theory that each of us fits into one of the supporting WTP personality types. There […]  On reflection, I am not who I thought I was. I have always prided myself on my robust health; I have relied on it. We all have a vision of ourselves and where we fit into our world(s). Some people fancy themselves fine aristocrats, some see themselves as clowns, making fun of themselves before anyone else can, […]
 Left to my own devices, especially when I am feeling busy (don’t you detest that word?) I could conceivably eat chicken for dinner every night. Fortunately for me my daughter doesn’t eat chicken, beef or pork, so whether I feel like it or not, I must come up with something besides chicken for dinner. We often default to pasta, […] |
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Cathy Goodwin - And we turn the clocks back today too!
nrlowell@comcast.net - Cathy, yup, the mornings are a little lighter for a little while, but the afternoons are too dark, all I want to do is climb into bed.
Stacie - This time of year so so hard because I can feel winter coming and I don’t like the dark and cold. I do like when we hit December 22 and the days start getting longer again!
nrlowell@comcast.net - Yes, I think my two favorite holidays are the winter solstice and groundhog day. I guess I’m a pagan at heart.
Liv - Thank goodness it’s going to start getting lighter soon. Seems pretty dark right now. Good writing weather though!
Michael - I’ve actually learned more about All Saints’ Day this year than I had before. Fascinating stuff, that.
Ellen Mayborn Behm - Today is also the Day of the Dead, which is, I suppose, just a twist on All Saints Day. I’ll be right there with you doing the yeahwrite nomo. Looking forward to reading about your preparations.
Cathy - I enjoyed reading your post about your November observations and me being Canadian up North from you, I could totally relate to the approaching winter and colder, darker days. We have to work hard to be upbeat in November. Here we don’t have Thanksgiving to prepare for since we had ours in October, but Christmas is just around the corner and there is always lots of hype for that.
How fascinating about you being an art history major and knowing so much about the saints. I almost went for an art history degree but studied commercial art instead. I still like art history though. All the best with the challenge!
nrlowell@comcast.net - Cathy, thanks for the read, and comment. Thanksgiving does move November along here, as do all the festivities of December, but winter is still a long haul.