Tag: Favorites
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What I’ve Been Reading This Winter
This past summer I discovered Anne Bogel’s podcast What Should I Read Next. I’ve written about it before here. It was love at first listen. From the eclectic mix of guests and topics to the never-ending recommendations of books to read, my reading life exploded overnight. How was I ever going to read all the…
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Part II: The Shakeout Hike
Hi there, readers! It’s starting to look and feel like fall in my neck of the woods. I love this time of year. This past week, I built a couple of fires in the fireplace in the evenings. I never cease to be amazed at how much joy and comfort burning logs can bring. Now…
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Some Favorite Family Read-Alouds
Hi friends! Head over to my friend Jessica Snell’s blog to read a piece I wrote about some favorite family read-alouds. I think you’ll enjoy checking out her blog, and hopefully you will find a new title or two to add to your reading list. Until next time, Alicia
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Keeping a Commonplace Book
The beauty of the commonplace book is that it makes the act of reading and writing inseparable. Reading inspires writing which inspires more reading. -ReadLearnWrite.com Occasionally I like to write about topics that connect my worlds–my life as an educator with my life as a writer. Today’s post is that. As the Blizzard of 2016 descended…
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Always Orange 2015 Christmas Gift List
This type of post is a first for me. I love reading the gift lists others write, but I get nervous whenever I have to compile a list of favorites, especially when it includes books. How to narrow the choices? What if I forgot something? One list that I look forward to reading all year…
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Fall Shorts
Today marks the first day of autumn. For this season-loving girl, the promise of sweater-wearing days, orange-colored soups, baked-apple desserts, and spice-scented candles fills me with happiness. To celebrate this day, Anna and I went to Starbucks and enjoyed warm drinks in festive cups. This weekend the fall decorations will come out of the box.…
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Wonder Beauty Product
Every girl has at least one go-to beauty product that she must have in her drawer, purse, makeup bag, diaper bag, etc… During the winter months, when the skin on my face feels tight, dry, and flaky, and my daily moisturizer isn’t quite enough, I reach for my tube of Ultra Repair Cream. I…
Alicia Brummeler 