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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:
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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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... [Read more] 2020 Vision December 31, 2019 at 7:15pm Have you visited lately ???????
PROMPT:
I am looking forward to the next decade because ...
At this time, 2020 might have already arrived in a few places such as {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia}Australia{/x-link} However, here in {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson,_Indiana}Anderson, Indiana USA{/x-link} , it's still 2019 -- at least for a few more hours.
Anyway, I'll soon be getting ready to go to a New Year&#... [Read more] #50 For Sure!!! December 30, 2019 at 11:50pm Have you visited lately ???????
PROMPT:
At the end of a year, newscast bombard us with the year's bad news. However, there is also good new for any year. Take a look at {x-link:https://bestlifeonline.com/good-news-2019/}50 Pieces of Good News We Got in 2019{/x-link} , and let us know which one is your favorite. Alternately, give us some good news in your life or area of the world.
Be sure to click on the link in the prompt to look at the a... [Read more] Something Else December 28, 2019 at 11:43pm Have you visited lately ???????
PROMPT:
My grandmother used to say that what you were doing on New Year's Day you would be doing the rest of the year. Is this an enlightened saying or a superstition?
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It's neither a superstition nor an enlightened saying.
It's just something to think about.
I paint it with a broad stroke and simply decide to be thankful and happy on New Year's Day -- and this is a gr... [Read more] 2020 Vision December 27, 2019 at 11:55pm
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PROMPT:
It's the time for self reflection, resolutions and setting goals for the New Year, new decade. What goals or changes do you plan for the new decade and the new year?
I'd like to move into the new home I plan to build on September 9, 2020.
That will make it 7 years since the day I left the farm where I had lived since early in 1954. A lot has happened between now and then.
I'm already lookin... [Read more] The Day After Christmas (continued} December 26, 2019 at 11:59pm
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PROMPT:
No-Prompt Entry
Just came from here:
and realize that I only have time to tell you that I went on a very productive outing today. My first time to go anywhere in days...
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... [Read more] Christmas Eve December 24, 2019 at 11:48pm
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PROMPT:
Do you have any Christmas eve traditions? If so, what are they? If not, tell us about other traditions you have.
These days, my tradition is simply the awareness that it's Christmas Eve and doing whatever I feel inspired to do to celebrate.
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... [Read more] Happy Holidays!!! December 21, 2019 at 11:52pm
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PROMPT:
What is your favorite part of winter? If you don't have a favorite part of winter, write about your favorite of either autumn, spring, or summer.
My favorite part of winter actually begins in the autumn -- or even in the late summer.
This is how so many holidays are here to celebrate all packed into this one part of the year.
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PROMPT:
"Christmas always rustled. It rustled every time, mysteriously, with silver and gold paper, tissue paper and a rich abundance of shiny paper, decorating and hiding everything and giving a feeling reckless extravagance."~ {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tove_Jansson}Tove Jansson{/x-link}
Discuss this quote in your blog.
I believe that there are certain sounds, smells, tastes, etc. that c... [Read more] Hmm... December 18, 2019 at 11:56pm Have you visited lately ???????
PROMPT:
What is the one thing you wish you knew how to do?
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Ask me again later.
Answer will appear {x-link:https://babybearbubbles.blogspot.com/2019/12/lets-get-this-all-sorted-out.html}HERE{/x-link} one of these days, and it will be more than one answer...
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... [Read more] That Donkey December 18, 2019 at 12:02am Have you visited lately ???????
PROMPT:
What is the earliest fiction book you remember reading for yourself? Tell us about it. If you can find a link put that in your blog entry.
If this book isn't absolutely THE earliest fiction book I ever read on my own, I know that, at least, it had to be among my first fictional reads.
Something you might want to know about me is that I can't actually remember a time when I couldn't read.
Fro... [Read more] Some Kind Of Wonderful December 15, 2019 at 6:58am Have you visited lately ???????
The deadline for this entry to be on time was Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 11:59 King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and Anderson, Indiana time. Didn't make that deadline, but it's still December 14, 2019 on {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Island}Baker Island{/x-link} , so I'm posting it anyway. Hope you enjoy it...
PROMPT:
Is this the most wonderful time of the year? Why? Why not?
... [Read more] Watch 'em Grow December 10, 2019 at 12:02am
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PROMPT:
Have you written one or more items--short story, essay, article, poem, or class assignment--this year that you are especially proud of? Post the links (if possible) and tell us about the item. Alternatively, post part or all of the item as your blog entry and tell us why it is special.
{x-link:https://babybearbubbles.blogspot.com/2019/12/watch-em-grow.html}Watch 'em Grow!!!{/x-link}
Memb... [Read more] Very Gray & Still... November 30, 2019 at 11:53pm Have you visited lately ???????
PROMPT:
Look out your front window or door and describe the weather. If there are animals or birds visible, how are they acting?
I live in an apartment building, so there are no front windows in my apartment, and the view from the front (and only) door is out into the hallway.
However, I have two back windows (one in the living room and one in the bedroom) with Venetian blinds that I don't have open most of the time a... [Read more] Good Intentions November 28, 2019 at 11:57pm
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PROMPT:
Don't forget there will not be a prompt for Thursday November 28th, Thanksgiving Day. Feel free to post a free write blog post if you're in the writing mood. Happy Thanksgiving!
I had planned on starting early to get this done but never got A ROUND TUIT.
Anyway, I had a great Thanksgiving and enjoyed everything I did. Going to pay some bills tomorrow and whatever else I'm able to do during t... [Read more] So Many Memories...So Little Time... November 26, 2019 at 11:55pm
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PROMPT:
What is your favorite Thanksgiving memory?
I have so many to share that I'm going to add them to this sheet...
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... [Read more] December Moments, Memories, & Musings... November 22, 2019 at 11:50pm Have you visited lately ???????
PROMPT:
What are you looking forward to in December? Besides not trying to meet the NANO deadline.
This is one of my favorite times of the year, just as it surely is with other lovers of all things Christmas.
I'd like to just share some of the other things I'm looking forward to in December:
On December 12, I'll be turning a year older with this year being the one that I'll be turning 67. I can ha... [Read more] |
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