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A COVID kind of year-end
Usually this is the week when I review my success or lack thereof with my New Year’s resolutions from the past year and decide on my resolutions for the coming year. I’ve been doing this all my life; it didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Odds and Ends
Tagged blog stats, blogging, COVID, COVID-19. social justice, Map Monday, New Year's, New Year's resolutions, racism, world map
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When is an award not an award?
Answer to title: When the intended recipient decides to decline the award. This past week I was pleasantly surprised to be one of Brendan Birth’s nominees for the Outstanding Blogger Award. Pleasantly surprised, but I’m still going to say thank … Continue reading
Top posts of 2019 – and top countries for readership
Here it is, the last day of the year – and of a turbulent decade – and along with all the reviews of news, sports, culture, and investing, there are lots of bloggers posting a look at their year in … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering
Tagged blog stats, blogging, countries, inspiration, top posts, top posts 2019, world map
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Could you read a book from every country in one year?
That’s the task that British writer and blogger Ann Morgan set for herself back in 2012, inspired by the approaching 2012 London Olympics, to read a book from every country in a year. Just to be clear, that’s 196 books, … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering
Tagged Ann Morgan, blogging, books, Canada, culture, inspiration, reading, Reading the World in a Year, TED talks
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A new project finally begins
A new project means different things to different people. It could mean starting a new woodworking project, a new writing project, a new painting, a new garden plot, or maybe a new venture altogether, like beekeeping. Whatever you feel passionate … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting
Tagged blogging, Creativity, family, goals, happiness, history, inspiration, motivation, quilting, quilts
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Runfession, a new word for me
OK, maybe it’s not a real word according to most dictionaries, but I like it. Thanks to Irma at her blog I Do Run (where she posts her poetry and plenty of other thoughts in addition to running) for introducing … Continue reading
Posted in Running
Tagged aging, blogging, older runners, runfession, target races, Terry Fox, Terry Fox Run
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A couple of questions
Jo Robinson has got me thinking. She is one of the first bloggers I ever followed, some 7 years ago. She lives in South Africa (and was in rural Zimbabwe when I first encountered her in the blogosphere, which fascinated … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering
Tagged blogging, children, Creativity, inspiration, motivation, thinking
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