Not every blog post or journal entry has to be deep. Sometimes it’s just fun to show pictures and tell a short story. My post here did that. It just happened, something I felt like doing. My writing was simple. Others though have told deeper stories with their walks. The Simple Life of a Countryman’s […]
January 11, 2012
January Joy Dare
Ann Voskamp, author of the book “One Thousand Gifts”, has a January Joy Dare to help her readers achieve a goal of noticing three gifts a day from God. Note that these ideas are good for any day of the year, not just in January. I blogged the January 11 idea here, about three yellow things that […]
January 9, 2012
Book Review: Breath For The Bones
Today’s guest post is a book review by Ellen Olinger. Ellen writes beautiful poetry (and other things) at Poems from Oostburg, Wisconsin. Oostburg is a small town near Sheboygan (by Lake Michigan, south of Green Bay). Before I purchased “Breath For The Bones“, I read a sample. I looked at the reviews and recognized Ellen’s name […]
January 8, 2012
More Challenges
After doing a daily challenge in 2011, I would highly recommend them as a way to get into the habit of blogging and developing a body of work. For 2012, WordPress is encouraging 365 challenges. It’s been interesting to reading all the ideas people have for a 365 challenge this year. Take a look and […]
January 6, 2012
All about … 2011: Year in Review
Today’s guest blogger is Pam at Mushy Cloud. She used this set of questions to look back at 2011 and I really liked them because it was a structured way to review the events of 2011. It’s easy to do (not as much thinking as my post was) and gives you a nice record to […]
January 3, 2012
Adding a Hyperlink
It’s really nice to put hyperlinks into a post. That way your readers can reference something without having to look it up. I’ve referenced things from my own blog to others blogs to Wikipedia for background information. It also makes your blog more professional. Here’s how you do it: Go to the little area where the post gets […]
January 2, 2012
Daily / Weekly Prompts
At some point, we all run dry on ideas. Fatigue and stress contribute, sometimes it just happens. That’s when it’s great to have some resources to turn to, where someone else has written out a list that you can scan until you find something that appeals. Here’s a list for your back pocket of things […]
January 1, 2012
Adding A Widget To Your Sidebar
Do you have a badge or award that you want to post in your sidebar? It’s easy enough to do. Right click the picture and save as a jpg on your computer, someplace where you can find it again. Upload the picture into your WordPress media. Towards the bottom you’ll see an URL for it. Leave […]
January 1, 2012
Welcome!
If you are looking for my regular blog, it has moved to Living The Seasons. A Daily Life is intended as a resource for bloggers, diarists, and writers. Its purpose is to provide writing prompts, book reviews, idea for writing, and encouragement on creativity. It will be a mix of original material, links and reposted material, and guest bloggers. […]
December 30, 2011
Relaunch of My Life In Photos
I will soon be relaunching my old blog at http://www.dogear6.com. I intend it to be a writer’s resource, particularly focused to diarists and bloggers. It’s mission is to provide writing prompts, book reviews, journal jar ideas, and encouragement on creativity. It will be a mix of original material, links and reposted material, and guest bloggers. If you […]
December 11, 2011
Comments Off on Really Good Answers Post
Really Good Answers Post
I posted some really good answers to the questions on my other blog, Living The Seasons. Remember to subscribe over there for my daily updates!
December 10, 2011
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Huge Success!
dogear6 is now moved to Living The Seasons. Please click here to go to it. It was a huge success! I’m still tinkering with it, but it’s getting there. Please remember to change your subscriptions and RSS feeds. Thanks to Patti at A New Day Dawns for her suggestion about today’s word.
December 9, 2011
dogear6 To Inhabit New Digs
This weekend, I’ll be moving my blog over to inhabit my other blog site, Living The Seasons. I’ve had the name for three years, but did very little with it. When I started this blog at dogear6, it was meant to be a fun little photo thing to help me learn to blog. I’d planned on putting […]
December 8, 2011
How Did Advent Originate (And Some Fun Resources)
I did some research on the Internet today to find out how Advent originated. There’s no clear timeline when the ritual of Advent became popular, but it has been credited to the Catholic Church, most likely with Pope St. Gregory the Great in the 6th Century. The practice of the Advent Calendar came later with the […]
December 8, 2011
Provoking Thoughts About Christmas
A few days ago, I made up a list of some of my thoughts about Christmas. The big one was how behind I was, which I remedied last weekend by settling down and finishing gifts that I was making and ordering things that needed to be ordered. But the rest of my list is less […]
December 6, 2011
Brilliant Sunshine Draws Me In
Somedays I’m tired of the limits of where I can walk during lunch and take my photos. And then the light will glisten just thus and so, brilliant as it glitters in the water and presto! I’m there with the camera, eager to take pictures. This was such a day back in October. The photo […]
December 5, 2011
North Pole Update
At the end of October, I wrote about planning ahead for the Christmas holidays. So how is this North Pole elf doing? Not very good. Maybe Santa will fire me and I can go back to bed. Ha! I’d hoped by Thanksgiving to have my annual letter drafted and photos chosen. I also wanted to get the […]
December 4, 2011
Clear Trees Gave Visibility
I’m so thankful that our miniature pinscher was inside snoozing when this visitor came by. The trees are clear of leaves, so there was good visibility to see that the tree suddenly acquired something additional. The hawk was big, so it’s probably a female redtail in winter plumage. It was facing our neighbor’s yard until it heard my […]
December 3, 2011
Hail to Acts of Random Kindness
I’m a firm believer in acts of random kindness. It can make such a a big difference in the day, whether you’re the giver or the receiver. I’d explained my thoughts on this topic in an earlier post. Today I found this website – HelpOthers.org – that encourages readers to write in the kindnesses they’ve […]
December 2, 2011
Champion For A Day
Patti, over at A New Day Dawns, nominated me for a Kreative Blog Award. How cool is that! It’s a a fun little thing and a nice way to pat each other on the back. I’m a champion, at least for a day. The rules are: To accept the award, one is to share a little […]
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