Category Archives: Thinking

Storm Coming

Posted on Monday, 2 January 2006 by Mrs. DoF

Mahalia is a bit concerned at hearing the thunder. There’s a storm coming. this picture was taken at 9 o’clock in the morning. Gotta love living on the prairie.

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Happy New Year!

Posted on Saturday, 31 December 2005 by Mrs. DoF

Thoughts of Notable Women….on Kindness Join the great company of those who make the barren places of life fruitful with kindness. Carry a vision of heaven in your souls, and you shall make your home, your college, the world, correspond … Continue reading →

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Not getting everything done in a day

Posted on Monday, 19 December 2005 by Mrs. DoF

There wasn’t much at all accomplished ‘round here today.  According to my mental list, this is the time to start the snail mail newsletter and all its enclosed goodies. That means photos chosen on the computer, then prints done at … Continue reading →

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A Man through the Window

Posted on Saturday, 10 December 2005 by Mrs. DoF

I am looking out the window across the parking lot. A man gets out of a pick-up truck, walks around to the passenger door and opens it. He pulls out a metal object.  His handling of it tells me that … Continue reading →

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Meandering on Hump Day

Posted on Wednesday, 7 December 2005 by Mrs. DoF

All these words, and not one mention of Pearl Harbor Day A little bit of this, not too much of that What’s happening….in no particular order….. Portfolio for Composition came back with a grade of 100% Excellent Work!! Semester average … Continue reading →

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Time Steals Softly

Posted on Friday, 2 December 2005 by Mrs. DoF

On Thursday evening, Husband and I went to the Christmas party for his department at ISU.  The food was yummy, and the folks all clustered according to the same way they work together.  Husband, who gets Tech calls from all … Continue reading →

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First Snow this season

Posted on Thursday, 1 December 2005 by Mrs. DoF

How much snow did you get? We got about an inch, here on the central Illinois prairie. The picture is from the webcam fastened to the roof of the HCC Classroom Building. It was set up so that the public … Continue reading →

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A bit of Catching Up

Posted on Thursday, 17 November 2005 by Mrs. DoF

I’m glad so many folks like the poem.  I have a whole bunch of those old magazines on the shelf which were purchased at a used book sale a few years back.  The pictures are so beautiful as well.  More … Continue reading →

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When You’re Tempted to Quit

Posted on Monday, 14 November 2005 by Mrs. DoF

copied from IDEALS magazine January 1964 When Tempted to Quit by Rev. J. B. Baker When you’re tempted to quit and blue as can be And your life is as wild as a storm-ridden sea, Then grab at the wheel … Continue reading →

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My Downside of Writing too Much

Posted on Thursday, 10 November 2005 by Mrs. DoF

this says all I want to say today And the official SHOE website to continue your reading pleasure…… ~~love and Huggs, Diane

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