Category Archives: Fun

Friday Freaky Fun

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Joan Stradling, Author

Okay, so Halloween is coming up and so is Fall. Because I enjoy doing craft-ish things, I couldn’t resist when my hubby showed me a link on Facebook that took me to the Mason Jar Crafts Love site. There are … Continue reading →

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Saturday Stuff

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Joan Stradling, Author

Ah, the weekend. Here it’s actually Rodeo weekend (that means there’s a rodeo happening—which is a big thing in my town) so things are crazy! The girls and I went to the parade this morning, though we didn’t stay through … Continue reading →

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Saturday Stuff

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Joan Stradling, Author

Another weekend is here. Yay! The kids are having a birthday party with their friends this evening. Not so yay. Actually I’m sure they’ll all have fun, I’m just not sure I will. I’m a lame mom so instead of … Continue reading →

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A Very Gloom-y Giveaway

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Joan Stradling, Author

I had planned to start this giveaway on Monday, but then the whole gearing up for WriteOnCon thing happened. The conference was amazing, by the way, and, if you are a writer of children’s literature, be sure to check it … Continue reading →

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Contest Winners!!

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Joan Stradling, Author

Thank you to all who participated in the contest (here and on LJ). I hope you’ll all read When the Butterflies Came because it is awesome!!! I assigned numbers to each entry and used Random.org to generate the winning numbers. … Continue reading →

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Recent Reads Review—When the Butterflies Came

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Joan Stradling, Author

As a reminder of my new scoring system, I’m using emoticons. Here’s what they mean: –WOW—I loved this book and will talk/have talked about/shared it with others. –Not totally in love, but this was a great book and I may … Continue reading →

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Contest Time!!!

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Joan Stradling, Author

I know it’s not morning, but there was an issue at the kids’ school this morning that I had to take care of (had to go into the principal’s office). It’s all good, but it took most of the morning, … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Muse

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Joan Stradling, Author

Today’s muse comes from Jon Gibbs (An Englishman in New Jersey). He posted seven lines from page seven of his WIP. They are completely awesome and you really need to go read them. You can click on his blog title … Continue reading →

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Fixing-up Friday

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Joan Stradling, Author

As many of you know, we’ve been fixing up the shed in preparation to turn it into a craft/writing room for me. Yesterday was a glorious day for the electrician came and fixed the old wiring (it wasn’t right) and … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Thursday

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Joan Stradling, Author

It’s been hard to think lately. It’s not that I can’t, but it seems like every time I have a quiet moment and start thinking, a song pops into my head. This usually doesn’t happen to me since I don’t … Continue reading →

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