02.29.08 at 11:11 pm by Kara_S
Okay, this post is totally unrelated to writing or blogging, but I really wanted to share the Hummingbird Migration Map site. I absolutely love this site. Every year we eagerly watch the progress of the ruby-throated hummingbirds moving up the eastern half of the U.S.
How does the map work? Hummingbird watchers report the date they see their first hummer, and the date is logged on a huge map of the U.S. and Canada. The dates are also color-coded. In fact, the first hummingbirds for 2008 were reported this week in the Gulf Coast area!
If you are curious to know when hummers will arrive in your area, there is an archive of maps from the previous years so you can figure out the approximate date. From studying the archives as well as logging our first hummer last year, I know to hang up my feeders between April 15 and 20. (Update 4/17/08 – I saw my
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02.28.08 at 11:06 pm by Kara_S
I came across the Know & Tell Friday meme at To Know Him (a blog I came across surfing through other blogs). Each Friday, Know & Tell asks questions for participants to answer on their blogs. Some questions are lighthearted, and others are more challenging, causing us to look a little deeper. So, here goes my first Know & Tell…
Question 1: I can’t bear the sound of _____. Plastic snack bags (like chip or pretzel bags) crinkling while I’m sleeping because someone is having a snackQuestion 2: I would love to time-travel back to _____. Civil War era, Victorian EnglandQuestion 3: Shop alone, shop with mom, or shop with friends? Mainly shop alone although I haven’t shopped with my mom in foreverQuestion 4: Worst movie ever? I don’t remember the name of the movie, but it’s about two people who go deep sea diving but get left behind in the middle of the ocean with
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02.27.08 at 10:47 pm by Kara_S
For today’s Writing Wednesday, I’d like to briefly mention Suite 101.com. If you are one of my readers who is interested in writing and publishing, Suite 101 has a wealth of articles in their “writing & publishing” section. I haven’t had a lot of time to explore the articles, but I know some of you will enjoy what is there. Of course, they have hundreds of articles on other topics too.
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about Associated Content and submitting articles for payment. (My articles seem to be doing well in page views – better than I expected but maybe I didn’t expect a lot.) Anyway, if you are interested in writing for Suite 101, the concept is very similar to Associated Content. The application process is a little more complicated compared to Associated Content, and Suite 101 seems to have better written articles. Personally, my experience with Suite 101
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02.27.08 at 4:04 pm by Kara_S
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02.26.08 at 7:46 pm by Kara_S
Crystal at Biblical Womanhood has been posting weekly challenges to make our homes a haven mainly through organization and not putting off those things that we tend to ignore. This week’s challenge was to organize a drawer. I contemplated what drawer I could organize, but we really don’t have that many drawers in our home unless you count the ones in the dresser and those are fairly neat. Then, I went to get some garlic powder today and I realized I found the perfect drawer to organize! Whenever we’re cooking and need spices, I’m reminded of a treasure hunt as we dig for the correct container. Here’s the “before” photo…
Scary, isn’t it? In about 5 minutes, I had everything organized as well as found one container with an expiration date of almost a year ago. Oops! That container went in the trash, and I also marked the calendar to check the dates again in about
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