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Category Archives: Robby Robin
In praise of the next generation – and the newest generation
I have been blessed to have had the opportunity to watch many, many young people become responsible, engaging, and impressive adults. I’ve experienced this with 2 sons, 21 nieces and nephews, children of our friends, and literally hundreds of my … Continue reading →
Posted in Children's stories, Life stories, Robby Robin
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Tagged children, family, happiness, parenting, raising children, Robby Robin, Writing for children
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Lessons learned from watching our bird families
We have been blessed the past few summers. Bird parents of nearly every persuasion have selected our backyard for their nurseries and our feeders as their restaurant of choice. The result has been a “bird’s eye” view of bird parenting … Continue reading →
Posted in Farming, Life stories, Robby Robin
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Tagged bird feeders, bird personality, bird watching, birds, cardinals, goldfinch, hummingbirds, nuthatch, photography, Robby Robin, woodpecker, young birds
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Birds really do migrate by airplane … sometimes
Last week, in the midst of this record-breaking cold snap (in a region that thought it was used to cold snaps), my husband looked out the winter and exclaimed that Robby Robin had forgotten to go south with his family … Continue reading →
Posted in Children's stories, Robby Robin
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Tagged bird migration, birds, birds in winter, children, Creativity, drawings, inspiration, No More Winters for Robby, Robby Robin, winter, Writing for children
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Robby Robin wins his first award; now he needs your help
I am excited to share the news that my first Robby Robin story, No More Worms For Supper, has won first place for Children’s Literature in the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick annual literary competition. I love the idea of calling … Continue reading →
Even the animals need to be careful when it’s this cold, including Robby Robin
Much of North America has been struggling to stay warm and safe during this current deep freeze. Our pets don’t want to be outside, even for the most necessary of reasons, and who can blame them. IT IS COLD! Yesterday, … Continue reading →
Posted in Children's stories, Robby Robin
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Tagged birds, cold weather, drawing, Florida, flying south, raising children, Robby Robin, winter, Writing for children
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To travel or not to travel, that’s rarely been a question at our house
Robby: “Mama, how come we always go to Florida every winter, like Hubie Hummingbird and his family? Ollie Osprey says his family goes to the Caribbean, and Rosie Grosbeak and her family go to Mexico. Can’t we go somewhere new … Continue reading →
Posted in Robby Robin, Travel
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Tagged arctic tern, Bhutan, botswana, destinations, drawing, galapagos, grand canyon, India, machu picchu, photography, Robby Robin, travel, travel tips
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A bird’s eye view of marathons
“Mama,” asked Robby, “what are all these people doing here? I was going to the park to get some worms, but it’s filled with big white tents and rows and rows of blue closets, and there are people everywhere.”
Posted in Children's stories, Robby Robin, Running
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Tagged Chicago Marathon, drawing, marathons, Robby Robin, running
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A unicorn’s potluck picnic – an offering for National Poetry Month!
Thanks to having entered the world of the blogosphere, I have been made aware of the fact that April is National Poetry Month, both in the U.S. and Canada. Where have I been for the past 16 years? I never … Continue reading →
Posted in Children's stories, Just wondering, Robby Robin
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Tagged animals, birds, Creativity, drawing, innovation, inspiration, lion king, national poetry month, poetry, Robby Robin, spring, unicorn, Writing for children
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