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Category Archives: Pets
THE SKY IS FALLING
I’ve often talked about my two cats in this blog. Hard not to when they are the only creatures I see for days at a time. And they’re often hanging out on the … Continue reading
Posted in Pets, Seasons, Writing
Tagged cats, chicken little, cinders, dialogue, matt, rain, sharon k owen, sharonkowen, siblings, storms, writing
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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 – COMFORT
Wow! This topic is going to expose all my self-indulgent tendencies. But here goes. Comfort for me is a short break in the day’s routine when I can indulge myself for a little while in the following ways: Curling up in … Continue reading
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE-FACES
An eye can threaten like a loaded and levelled gun, or it can insult like hissing or kicking; or, in its altered mood, by beams of kindness, it can make the heart dance for joy…. One of the most wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in Family and Friends, Pets
Tagged children sharon k owen sharonkowen, dogs, faces, families, pets, postaday 2011
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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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CHANGING SEASONS
Today I substituted in a freshman English class at a local high school. This meant I left home at a little before 7:00 am. The air was crisp and cool, some of the leaves on the trees were turning and, as … Continue reading
Posted in Football, Music, Pets, Seasons, Teaching
Tagged boys of fall, college football, dallas cowboys, fall, french bulldogs, halloween, halloween costumes, hemingway's whiskey, high school, high school football, high school marching band, kenny chesney, leaves, pet costumes, pets, professional football, seasons, sharon k owen, sharonkowen, substitute teaching, TCU Hornfrogs, tony romo
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CHANGING SEASONS
Today I substituted in a freshman English class at a local high school. This meant I left home at a little before 7:00 am. The air was crisp and cool, some of the leaves on the trees were turning and, as … Continue reading
Posted in Football, Music, Pets, Seasons, Teaching
Tagged boys of fall, college football, dallas cowboys, fall, french bulldogs, halloween, halloween costumes, hemingway's whiskey, high school, high school football, high school marching band, kenny chesney, leaves, pet costumes, pets, professional football, seasons, sharon k owen, sharonkowen, substitute teaching, TCU Hornfrogs, tony romo
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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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REQUIEM
When I was a child I was fascinated by the stars. I remember asking my grandfather what those sparkling lights in the sky were. His explanation had little to do with science–as a four-year-old, I wasn’t ready for astronomy lessons. … Continue reading
Posted in Family and Friends, Life in the Village, Pets
Tagged animals, dogs, family, friends, loss, pets, sharon k owen, sharonkowen, stars
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TRADING SPACES
Sometimes a change of scene makes all the difference. This past week two other wormen in my family and I traded spaces. While Kimberly and her fiance enjoyed a Hawaii vacation, I pet sat their French Bulldogs Hurley and Mitzer. … Continue reading
Posted in Family and Friends, Pets
Tagged family, hawaii, oklahoma, pet-sitting, pets, texas, travel
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