Marsha Ingrao – Always Write – Page 34 – Having fun blogging with friends

David Copperfield and the Common Core

A new blogging friend, Sharechair, blogged about a great Amazon offer of free audible books. I rushed to Amazon and downloaded about ten of them. The first one I listened to […]

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Spam

I haven’t figured out why my comments go to people’s spam. I try to write nice comments, but maybe I write too many words. Maybe my grammar’s bad, and WP thinks […]

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Packing Table Grapes

My friend’s son went off to college in Louisiana. His sophomore English teacher asked the class what product comes from sheep.“Cotton?” his fellow student answered. At least he didn’t […]

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Orange Works – Rural Restaurant

Where do you eat out when all you see around you are palm, olive and orange trees? If you happen to be driving from Porterville to Lindsay on California Highway […]

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The Working Retired

I don’t know how to still be likable, and yet admit to you how spoiled I have been – and still am. I hope you won’t hate me too much. […]

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Sunrise in the South San Joaquin Valley

As I listen to my new audio books, I can hardly think to write. My first listen is David Copperfield. To think I missed this when I was in high […]

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitary

Except for the California Central Valley residents that travel to the Central Coast, this area between the two is VERY isolated. I picked a travel day that wasn’t a week-end, […]

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Ohio Star

It makes sense that a Hoosier would like the simple Midwest pattern called the Ohio Star. I finished this quilt several years ago. It was big, or gynormous, as […]

Personal Stories

The Mind Table – A Patented Relaxation System

Many things are on my mind to write tonight, since […]

photography

Practicing Photoshop

Steve Woods from Tulare County Office of Education runs a tight Photoshop ship, and he navigated us through some difficult waters. I practiced quite a bit today, with mixed success. […]

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My Quilts

I say my rather loosely here because most of these quilts are mine either as gifts or purchases. However they are all meaningful to me, and have a story. I’ll […]

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Texas Hold ‘Em in Vegas

I was raised on 500 rum, canasta, bridge, pinochle, euchre, rook, but never poker. My husband, will play pinochle, and we had friends who played pinochle with us at least […]

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Nova Baby Gone, Hubby Goes Indy

I downloaded all my husband’s iPhone pictures today because he has been to some pretty exciting places recently, and I wanted to share them with you. Among them were his […]

Education

Technology and the Common Core Assessments

Because California is such a big state, the county offices of education (COEs) play a huge part in getting information and training out to districts from the California Department of […]

Personal Stories

Puppy Girl’s In Love

Can you imagine that my husband used to hate dogs? Can you imagine that this dog won him over?You don’t have to imagine it. Puppy Girl will tell you […]

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Nova’s Got a New Home

Vince said goodbye to his FAZT toy today. It is going to Southern California to live along with its trailer. I have to say that I appreciate his sacrifice, and […]

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Finding My Journal

Thank you all for visiting my site yesterday – I had 100 views! I don’t know about the rest of you bloggers, but that fact makes me forget that I […]

Education

Common Core FAQs Relative to History-Social Studies

Today our San Joaquin Valley Council for the Social Studies […]

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The Rest of the Trail Tale

I did say hoity-toity didn’t I?The beautiful people and their enviable homes are part of the view, but don’t get too close!We didn’t really mind. We can’t use our ultra-ultra […]

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Shell Beach Bluffs Trail

We are going hoity-toity today. You have seen pictures of the cute houses in Shell Beach, some cottages, some much grander. Down the street towards Avila Beach is another section […]

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Nova on Ebay

“I’m surprised, the current highest bidder is someone who didn’t even ask me any questions,” my husband tried to be matter-of fact about the bidding process that would take his […]

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Originally posted on brent's iPhone & japan:
Today I had a little photo shoot… with a praying mantis. Can you spot her in the brush?

Blogging

Most of the blogs I run across include photography. Blogging documents trips, family or friends’ gatherings, spotlights interests, conveys information, or displays creative talent. I find that I compete […]

Personal Stories

Dawn of Retirement

Usually new jobs start on Monday, but in my case, my new job – Retirement – dawned on the last day of the month of August, 2012.My husband was up […]

Personal Stories

Retirement Day

I went to work in jeans – against the rules. I’m sorry Mr. Vidak, it was my last day, and I figured, “Why not be comfortable? I wasn’t going anywhere. […]

Personal Stories

Retirement Actually Happening

In just four days I will be officially retired from the career I chose when I was in 8th grade. I feel like I am writing my professional last will […]

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Bare Screen Solutions

I’ve had an excuse for the past few days. Internet service in rural foothill regions is poor at best. For the past two nights I couldn’t even get […]

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Putting Your Field Trips on Steroids – Legally!

One of the best experiences of my teaching career […]

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The Streets of Ocean Canyon

Envy made me to look at house after house imagining how I would look living inside their luxurious walls. RVs held the same fascination for me. I would go […]

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A New Perspective

Originally posted on Through The Lens:
We have all seen them. Ribbons for cancer. Pink for breast cancer, gray for brain cancer, yellow for bone cancer and lavender for general…

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Ocean Canyon RV Park

The last time I went to the California Central Coast with my friends, we rented a house at Shell Beach for $175 a night (summer rates). This time my husband, […]

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Drug Blouse

It just looks like a cute, fun little blouse. You can’t see it very well because my picture is so dark. I got a compliment on it today, so […]

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Beach Monster

Cover Girlette model, Princess Chloe, wondered which way to run! “What was that? A MONSTER!!!!!! Was it moving her way?” She was poised ready to escape, but it seemed that […]

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Beautiful Berkeley Bouquet

The grass is always greener and the flowers are always more colorful on the other side (of the mountain). You think that’s just a whiny statement from a beach […]

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Remember the Tall Tale?

This is one of the authors. (It took a family) This morning he made a speech about performance based assessment to inspire the teachers in his school as THEY start […]

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Lincoln City, OR

A sunny day on the Oregon Coast is better than not gaining a pound after eating a gallon of chocolate and vanilla ice cream swirled with caramel and fudge and […]

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Dinosaur Caves Park

Hanging out in Shell Beach means a lot of walking along the cliffs to see the ocean. (It’s called a “cliff hanger” town. JK) Navigating in Shell Beach entails climbing […]

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Sunrise … Sunset

From sun up… to sunset… that’s how long… Scardy naps every day. He usually doesn’t pose for me, but I since I broke my 18-55 lens I was forced to […]

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Extravagant India

Originally posted on Tanushree Srivastava:
India is a country of ancient cultures, beliefs and many superstitions. The land of India is worth worshipping if we trace back its history. The…

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A weighty issue

Originally posted on xPanda1969x:
So as you all know, if you have been following my blog, i’m currently being a typical woman fighting the weightloss war. Whilst by most…

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McDermont House, Lindsay, California

A Complaint Letter written and typed by a 12 Year Old Dear Mr. Clint I am very mad that you made it so my Friday evenings can’t be spent at […]

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