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What is Circle Time? & Why did I decide to name this blog after it?... [C]ircle Time is an activity that is often done in the early grades (usually, from preschool/nursery school through first grade) where the students assemble in a semi-circle facing their teacher who will read a story to them; teach a lesson; listen to them read (either individually or as a group); or any other activity that is more effectively-done in an intimate setting than being spread out at their desks throughout the classroom. [S]tudents are often divided into two or three groups (in the case of working on reading, math, etc.) so that part of the class is being taught while the other students are doing busy work at their desks. [I]n some schools, students are grouped according to their progress -- I'm sure you've heard of those kinds of groupings that call each group by the name of a bird species -- but we were called in alphabetical order instead. [A]nyway...back to how this blog got its name... [F]or one thing (the most OBVIOUS thing), it's a blog that has been designed with using it to write something using prompts furnished by Blogging Circle of Friends  .[H]owever, a couple more reasons have to do with Kindergarten -- and, specifically, my Kindergarten days at 29th Street School in Anderson where I could be a handful at times. One shining example of this was how I met my friend, Patty. This story has found a place in my memoirs and has been given the following title: [T]his was an example of how getting in a little mischief sometimes pays off, because I not only satisfied my curiosity but, also, got a really wonderful friend out of the deal. You know something? I just used a word that reminds me of Patty, and I didn't even mean to do it. Anyway, that just tells me that I need to write a story and call it "Invalid Entry" .[A]nyway, I remember when Patty and I were out sitting on her porch, and she came up with this really neat game where she said that she would make a scribble for me to turn into a picture. After that, I would make a scribble for her to turn into a picture. And so on and so forth... [I]n a sense, those scribbles were prompts of sorts given by one person to inspire another one -- which is what's contained in this blog: getting inspiration from things such as quotes; clusters of words; videos; etc. that have been shared with us by another person to get our creative juices going. [I]nspired by each other's scribbles, Patty and I came up with some pretty unique pictures (at least in our early-grade-school minds). [A]fter learning this game from Patty, I shared it with some of my other friends and we played it. Quite likely, some of those friends shared the game with others. I have no idea whether this had been a game that Patty had come up with herself or if somebody had taught it to her. [I]t was, obviously, an activity that was worth sharing with others so that they could join the fun. I hope that reading what I write in this blog will inspire you to want to find out more about B.C.O.F. and join in the fun. [E]ven if you aren't interested in blogging with us, I hope you'll find this a great place to do some reading!!! [W]armly -- AJ wants U 2 meet The CanMan!   [P.S. -- ] [B]e sure to check out the blog and the invitation below:
 And so ends the Introduction to the blog... Therefore, the next thing you might want to do is to start reading it... Does that make sense to you?... Hope so...  |
A Comic Book Bought At Yellowstone National Park January 29, 2020 at 11:59pm Have you visited lately ???????
PROMPT:
On January 29th, 1595 William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" is thought to have been first performed. Officially published early 1597. What was your initial reaction to the story? Did you like it or dislike it? Have you ever written a story like Romeo and Juliet?
{x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Griffith}Andy Griffith{/x-link} had a record out back in the early 1950s where his ver... [Read more] H2O January 27, 2020 at 11:45pm
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PROMPT:
Do you use an old fashion alarm clock--any type of alarm clock that existed before smartphones--or do you use a smartphone as your alarm clock? What are the advantage and/or disadvantages to the alarm clock you use?
The alarm clock I've been using for quite some time has been water.
Drink enough before I go to sleep, and I'll be waking up to pee at just the right time.
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PROMPT:
Use the following words in your blog entry: Carnation, garnet, brooch, slippers, sympathy, Birch, Rowan.
This is as far as I got when setting this up, so I'm going to be carrying out my original plans here:
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... [Read more] Ray Stevens Has A Song For Dealing With Times Like These January 24, 2020 at 11:55pm Have you visited lately ???????
PROMPT:
What are your most epic failures (and how did you overcome them)?
There are things in life where I think about what I might have done differently to have made things turn out better in this way or that.
It's like the old saying that hindsight's 20/20.
But who's to say that another way would be better, and different choices might have resulted in missed opportunities to have some of the best part... [Read more] The Seven-Word Challenge Of Thursday, January 23, 2020 January 23, 2020 at 11:53pm Have you visited lately ???????
PROMPT:
Every one wants to write a blog entry using these words, okay all most everyone. ... ridicule, impostor, silk, banana, green, determined, and saturation. Have fun!
This is very exciting!
What I have here is the framework to write something about seven unrelated words that I began working on much earlier today but never got back to in time to do all that I was going to with them. However, this is a start. ... [Read more] On A Chilly January Evening January 21, 2020 at 11:53pm
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PROMPT:
"On a chilly January evening ..." Begin your blog entry with these words.
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On a chilly January evening like this one and all the other ones we've been having lately, it's a great time to hibernate and try to catch up with myself.
This has been a really restful time for me, and I've already decided to stay in tomorrow and, likely, Thursday as well.
... [Read more] How Did I Spend My Thesaurus Day? January 18, 2020 at 11:50pm Have you visited lately ???????
PROMPT:
January 18 is {x-link:http://holidayinsights.com/other/thesaurusday.htm}Thesaurus Day{/x-link} . Pick out an object and describe it with words from the thesaurus .
I went in an entirely different direction than the original assignment due to being distracted from it by the site from where the information came.
This is one more very helpful site that I'll be adding to my resources as it's a p... [Read more] Must Haves (A Partial List) January 17, 2020 at 11:59pm Have you visited lately ???????
PROMPT:
Top ten foods you could eat for the rest of your life.
Here are ten of the foods on my must-have list (though not in any particular order):
1.
Peanut butter is a kind of food you can eat in a lot of ways including naked and right off the spoon,
2.
Bread is something that sticks to your ribs and is one great place to put peanut butter.
3.
Pickles -- if only one kind could be had, make it a Kosher d... [Read more] Faith & Hope January 14, 2020 at 11:52pm Have you visited lately ???????
PROMPT:
How do you define the difference between faith and hope?
We hope for this or that -- and might even have a time schedule in our mind for when it's going to happen. We probably even have a picture of how it's going to happen.
Faith is trusting that God will answer our prayers in just the right way and at the perfect time -- and that we're going to be pleasantly-surprised.
There are thr... [Read more] Little Things January 13, 2020 at 11:57pm
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PROMPT:
Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air. ~ {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Bernanos}Georges Bernanos{/x-link}
What do you think?
Several years ago when ordering at drive-ups, I'd toss loose change into a box that I'd placed between the bucket seats of my minivan to hold things I might ... [Read more] This Prompt Is A Godwink -- Read To Find Out Why... January 11, 2020 at 11:56pm Have you visited lately ???????
PROMPT:
Write about a grandparent.
This is awesome and a Godwink for sure that a prompt was given to me to write about a grandparent when my paternal grandma was born 123 years ago today!
What an interesting number: one-two-three
Mabel Adeline Phelps and Chester Woodford Phillips were married on Christmas Day 1914.
They had four children:
Ruby Jewell 11/16/1915
Raymond Woodford 11/5/1917 (my dad)
Evel... [Read more] 1977 - 1978 January 8, 2020 at 11:53pm
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PROMPT:
“Snow is diamonds for a faery's feet;
Blithely and bonnily she trips along,
Her lips a-carol with a merry song,
And in her eyes the meaning... Life is sweet!”~ Ruby Archer
Find a way to work this quote into your blog.
Here I am at the end of the day with a story I want to tell but no time to tell it.
But you will be able to find it here when I get it finished:
Mem... [Read more] The Newness Of It All (For Starters) January 7, 2020 at 11:52pm Have you visited lately ???????
PROMPT:
What is the best thing about January? Why?
For starters, it's the newness of it all.
This January, we've not only entered a new year but, also, a new decade -- and one with such a positive-sounding name.
It reminds me of 2020 Vision.
I've even created a special place to celebrate it:
And it all starts in January -- the month of new beginnings!!!
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PROMPT:
Use these words in your entry. January, snowflakes, moon, wolf, warrior, rabbit, cheese.
Today is Monday, January 6, 2020 -- and in the waning hours of that.
So far this year, I've seen very few snowflakes and have only had the chance to see the moon on my computer screen.
I wonder how much longer we're going to have a certain someone in POTUS-position who acts like the Big Bad Wolf an... [Read more] "We are stardust, we are golden..." January 4, 2020 at 11:58pm Have you visited lately ???????
PROMPT:
{x-link:https://tinyurl.com/suxu9b2}How keeping plants on your desk can reduce stress and anxiety{/x-link} What are your thoughts on this? Have you tried it in your office?
The lyrics of the following song express this kind of feeling about getting back to nature and becoming more serene and peaceful.
When we have plants around, we get a taste of this feeling.
When I build my dream home, I'... [Read more] What A Difference A Century Makes!!! January 3, 2020 at 10:50pm Have you visited lately ???????
PROMPT:
Write a short story about a person who goes to bed on New Year's Eve and wakes up in 1920.
No time today to write the actual story, but I can provide some links to places that would be helpful when it comes to writing something about this in the future.
One would be comparing and contrasting the two years:
{x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920}1920{/x-link}
{x-link:https://en.wikipedia.or... [Read more] My Creativity January 2, 2020 at 11:51pm
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PROMPT:
What things did you create when you were a child?
Many things, but here are a few:
Stories (of course); houses from things like boxes, furniture with blankets draped over thrm. etc.; imaginary playmates; imaginary countries; -- and, of course, I created mischief!!!
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