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Category Archives: Clara Cadoodle
Thoughts on Christmas traditions
Two weeks before Christmas and, although today was a beautiful 5 deg C sunny day, the signs are unmistakable. Tomorrow we are promised wintery weather: some snow, plus ice pellets and freezing rain (ugh). The mall parking lots are full, … Continue reading →
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Tagged children, Christmas, drawing, family traditions, inspiration, nostalgia, poetry, Santa, winter, Writing for children
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Watching dads and kids
This past Saturday’s Globe and Mail featured an extremely lengthy article by Ian Brown in which he waxed eloquently on the joy of ogling – and following – scantily clothed women in public. I won’t spend any time here discussing … Continue reading →
Posted in Children's stories, Clara Cadoodle, Life stories
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Tagged Clara Cadoodle, dads, inspiration, poetry, raising children, shopping, writing, Writing for children
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St. Patrick’s Day storms and sleepovers
Although our annual St. Patrick’s Day came as scheduled (well, a few days early), it has left a beautiful show – and the sidewalks and trails are nice and bare, thanks to good plowing and a nice strong almost-spring sun.
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Tagged Clara Cadoodle, poetry, spring, St. Patrick's Day, winter, Writing for children
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Still loving winter, but every once in a while …
In our neck of the woods, this is March Break Week for schools and universities. This is the time when all those families that don’t go to Disney World hope that good winter conditions prevail, with snow for the kids … Continue reading →
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Tagged Clara Cadoodle, drawing, poetry, spring, winter, Writing for children
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Slow but steady wins the race
Often, as I run these days, when I’m not concentrating on my Chi body position I spend time working through ideas for writing or sometimes ideas for quilts. We are currently redecorating our bedroom, which now features a bright red wall. … Continue reading →
Posted in Children's stories, Clara Cadoodle, Quilting
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Tagged Clara Cadoodle, inspiration, poetry, quilting, running, Writing for children
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More child’s play
The important work of child’s play can take different twists and turns depending on each child’s inclinations and interests. My own experience at parenting involved an all-male world. We did have dolls at our house and they were part of play … Continue reading →
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Tagged Clara Cadoodle, inspiration, poetry, Writing for children
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Is running just child’s play?
In trying to find common ground between my two blogging themes of running and writing for children, I spent some time (while running) thinking about what similarities there might be between running for adults and playing for young children. I … Continue reading →
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Tagged Clara Cadoodle, poetry, running, Writing for children
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Waiting for perfection is not an option!
Switching from illustrating the exploits of a little robin to trying to draw a scene involving children is truly humbling. What I learned from these efforts: Real artists deserve a lot of respect. Making kids look young is impossible. Erasers … Continue reading →
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Tagged Clara Cadoodle, drawing, inspiration, poetry, Writing for children
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