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Leigh Anne invited us all to join her SLICER PARTY! I’ve read that Terge (Just for a Month) and Elizabeth Ellington (The Drigible Plum) have joined her writing retreat at a cabin tucked in the lush green fields surrounded by beautiful skies and perfect temperature. We’re asked to bring writing tools, food beverages and a quote. I once went to a writing retreat when I was writing my entries for the National Board about fifteen years ago. It was such a wonderful experience that I’d happily repeat. Writing Tools: Whenever I meet with writers to write they whip out their laptops as I begin to write in a marble notebook. I do all my typing on my desktop computer at home that sits inside an old wooden armoire that my husband created a pull-out draw inside of to hold my keypad. I have a chrome book from school, to be used only for school work. A few years back I finally gave in and bought an Apple laptop, which I shared with my daughter and it ended up becoming hers when she moved into her own house. Now, when I am not writing on my desktop computer, I use a trusty ol’ cheap marble notebook. I have a gazillion beautiful notebooks that I’ve gotten for gifts and even bought for myself, but I’m messy and feel guilty writing in a beautiful looking notebook. So, I’d need to go purchase a new laptop computer for the slicer writing party or just bring a stack of marble notebooks to write in. I love colorful pilot flairs. I use them to grade papers, write notes to students and they are so cheap and fun. I would have a few pencils, sharpened with erasers too. How can a writer not have a few pencils? Food beverage: I would bring a case of water and sparkling water. Something fancy, not just Poland Springs and definitely not some store brand! This way I’d have enough to share and always have one by me. I always promise myself to drink a lot of water and when I’m writing, I totally forget to even take a sip. I’d also bring a few boxes of tea bags of my favorite tea, Celestial’s Honey Vanilla Chamomile. I would throw in my bag a few bags of Smart Pop Popcorn too. Sometimes you just need to crunch. Quote: “It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” George Elliot is known for this quote and as the years pass, this saying gives me hope that I'll somehow find the time and energy to accomplish what is (and what will) be important to me.
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3/15/2022 04:52:06 pm
It is funny that we both chose the same prompt today! I am with you on the beautiful notebooks that you can't write in. If I must write in a notebook and not my laptap, I much prefer a pad where you can pull out the pages. No pressure to write perfect prose that way. Maybe we should plan a LIWP retreat - maybe this summer.
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Brian Rozinsky
3/15/2022 05:29:17 pm
When it's time to retreat, it's best to be well-equipped. I just made that saying up, but if it were *actually* an old adage, you'd be living by it :)
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3/15/2022 06:16:48 pm
Yay! Another retreater! I had the same problem with not wanting to mess up notebooks. I finally got over that, but it took a long time! We have a lot of tea drinnkers, so you are in good company! And I love the quote. I can't wait to put that one in my quote and collage notebook. Check out the updated guest list here: http://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-slicer-party-sol22.html
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3/17/2022 02:58:51 am
I forgot pencils, so I might need to borrow one of yours! My mom prefers good old marbled composition notebooks as well. I think you'd like the tea I'm bringing (Pukka's Chamomile Vanilla Manuka Honey) since your favorite tea has basically the same name! We'll definitely exchange teas!
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Terje
3/18/2022 10:11:09 am
I enjoyed reading about your writing tools. The "gazillion beautiful notebooks" sounds thrilling. Several tea drinkers have joined the retreat, we might do a tea tasting afternoon to learn about new flavours.
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Eva KaplanSea glass, found on beaches, is naturally worn and smooth by tide and time,. As a wife, mother, Bubbe, teacher, reader & life-long learner, and of course, sea glass collector, I aspire to use writing to help me understand myself and the world around me. Archives
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