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Category Archives: Home and Garden
SOUND OF RAIN
After enduring the record drought and heat this summer. The sound of the rain last night and today was music to my ears. Matt and Cinders (my cats) sat on the sills in front of open windows and marveled at … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Favorite TV Shows, Home and Garden, Music, Musical Performers, Pets, Reality Talent Shows, Writing
Tagged cats, class, dia frampton, grading papers, javier colon, novel, rain, sharon k owen, sharonkowen, the voice, writing
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WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: TEXTURE
Inspired by the WordPress Daily Post photo challenge for the week: Textures, I started thinking of how that word resonates in my life. In my writing, I’m always working to add layers of complexity to my fictional characters so that … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Gardening, needlework, Pets, Writing
Tagged cats, collage, crochet, fiction, fictional characters, gardens, hats, knitting, needlework, novel, photo boards, postaday2011, sharonkowen sharon k owen, sweet potato, texture, thread, weaving, wiritng
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K.I.S.S.
Over the past two years I’ve been trying to simplify my life. Okay, I’ve been talking about that sort of simplification for a long time but after being downsized in 2009, I’ve had more incentive to actually follow through on … Continue reading
Posted in Home and Garden, The Upside of Downsizing, Writing
Tagged arts and crafts, clutter, house cleaning, organization, simplicity, writing
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ADDING A LITTLE COLOR
This morning I wrote a scene in my latest novel, Whatever Goes Around, in which my protagonist, Claire Kincaid, is shopping at a garden center. The setting is Dallas, Texas, the month is late February, and Claire is longing for the colors … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Books, Gardening, needlework, Writing
Tagged begonia, coleus, craft basket, crochet, daisy, dallas, fiction, flowers, garden, gardenia, hair accessories, honeysuckle, hydrangea, jasmine, lambs ear, needlework, novel, oxalia, plants, sage, salvia, sharon k owen, sharonkowen, summer, sweet potato, texas, winter, writing
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ADDING A LITTLE COLOR
This morning I wrote a scene in my latest novel, Whatever Goes Around, in which my protagonist, Claire Kincaid, is shopping at a garden center. The setting is Dallas, Texas, the month is late February, and Claire is longing for the colors … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Books, Gardening, needlework, Writing
Tagged begonia, coleus, craft basket, crochet, daisy, dallas, fiction, flowers, garden, gardenia, hair accessories, honeysuckle, hydrangea, jasmine, lambs ear, needlework, novel, oxalia, plants, sage, salvia, sharon k owen, sharonkowen, summer, sweet potato, texas, winter, writing
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ADDING A LITTLE COLOR
This morning I wrote a scene in my latest novel, Whatever Goes Around, in which my protagonist, Claire Kincaid, is shopping at a garden center. The setting is Dallas, Texas, the month is late February, and Claire is longing for the colors … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Books, Gardening, needlework, Writing
Tagged begonia, coleus, craft basket, crochet, daisy, dallas, fiction, flowers, garden, gardenia, hair accessories, honeysuckle, hydrangea, jasmine, lambs ear, needlework, novel, oxalia, plants, sage, salvia, sharon k owen, sharonkowen, summer, sweet potato, texas, winter, writing
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ADDING A LITTLE COLOR
This morning I wrote a scene in my latest novel, Whatever Goes Around, in which my protagonist, Claire Kincaid, is shopping at a garden center. The setting is Dallas, Texas, the month is late February, and Claire is longing for the colors … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Books, Gardening, needlework, Writing
Tagged begonia, coleus, craft basket, crochet, daisy, dallas, fiction, flowers, garden, gardenia, hair accessories, honeysuckle, hydrangea, jasmine, lambs ear, needlework, novel, oxalia, plants, sage, salvia, sharon k owen, sharonkowen, summer, sweet potato, texas, winter, writing
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PRIMING THE PUMP
After a lazy weekend dog-sitting two of my favorite canines, my return home reminded me of all the things that didn’t get done in my absence. Like watering my starving plants and giving expected attention to my cats, Matt and … Continue reading
Posted in Home and Garden, Pets, Writing
Tagged adopting a pet, alpha, cats, chapter, creative writing, dogs, fiction, flowers, gardening, novel, pets, plants, scene, sharon k owen, sharonkowen, water, writing
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SUNDAY MUSINGS
Sundays are usually quiet days for me. I always have some new materials, assignments and questions to post to the online composition/communications class I teach. After that, the cats and I usually go outside and do some gardening. Working with my … Continue reading
Posted in Home and Garden, Pets, Writing
Tagged cats, creative writng, dogs, gardening, jd robb, kindred in death, nora roberts, novels, pet-sitting, pets, readers, sharon k owen, sharonkowen, writing, writing classes
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SUNDAY MUSINGS
Sundays are usually quiet days for me. I always have some new materials, assignments and questions to post to the online composition/communications class I teach. After that, the cats and I usually go outside and do some gardening. Working with my … Continue reading
Posted in Home and Garden, Pets, Writing
Tagged cats, creative writng, dogs, gardening, jd robb, kindred in death, nora roberts, novels, pet-sitting, pets, readers, sharon k owen, sharonkowen, writing, writing classes
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GETTING READY FOR FALL
After a couple months of mostly triple digit temperatures. I am definitely ready for fall. I know it will be a while before the leaves begin to turn . .. But soon the new fall line-up of TV shows will start. … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Favorite TV Shows, Football, Home and Garden, needlework, Reality Talent Shows, Seasons, Sports, Writing
Tagged american idol, andy dalton, blue blood, castle, cincinnati bengals, dallas cowboys, dancing with the stars, dvr, etsy, fall, football, grays anatomy, harry's law, needlework, reality shows, sing off, so you think you can dance, tcu, texas, the good wife, the voice, tony romo, tv, x-factor
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