by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
March 2026 Slice of Life, No. 19 On Tuesday, St. Patrick’s Day, in the spirit of the Irish, I decided we would write limericks. “We” refers to my daughter’s three youngest children, teenagers who school at home, and me. I teach their writing...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
March 2026 Slice of Life, No. 18 It was a lovely day by the sea. I.We started the day with a cup of coffee perked in our hotel room. It was not just any cup of coffee; it was Oregon Fog, a special blend from Sleepy Monk Coffee Roasters. As they say, “It’s...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
March 2026 Slice of Life, No. 17 In the tradition of the Irish, I had a delicious lunch of corn beef, boiled potatoes and carrots, and a braised cabbage wedge at the MarKum Inn with my husband. Irish Dinner Corn Beef, Potatoes, Carrots, Cabbage MarKum Inn Mt. Angel,...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
March 2026 Slice of Life, No. 16 In celebration of the Irish, I share this limerick slice. Limericks first appeared in England in the early years of the 18th century and were popularized by Edward Lear in the 19th century. They were combined and sung as traditional...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
March 2026 Slice of Life No. 15 Happy Sunday! I trust your day is blessed. I trust it overflows with love. I ask, when a heart brims with love for a son or daughter, what words can express such love? What actions can demonstrate such love? Through the years, on cards...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
March 2026 Slice of Life No. 14 Two dates. Take one slice of rustic bread. Cut it in half so it fits into the toaster. While the bread is toasting, split open two dried dates. Remove the pits. With your fingers, work the dates until they are spread flat and thin like...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
March 2026 Slice of Life, No. 13#PoetryFriday, 26_0313 I’ve always been drawn to found poetry. I love lifting someone’s thoughts, their subject, their words to create something new. I’m familiar with four kinds of found poetry. We can find poems in...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
March 2026 Slice of Life, No. 12 I post my slice today with a nod to Diane Anderson who wrote a slice about a recipe and connections. As I read her slice, I thought about people who are connected to my brownie recipe. I thought about the teacher who shared it with me,...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
March 2026 Slice of Life, No. 11 “It will definitely get your heart to racing!” my dear friend, my sister from another mister, recalled. Black Tiger Rare and Wild It was a hot July afternoon when my friend arrived on a flight from DFW for her annual summer...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
March 2026 Slice of Life, No. 10 During our March SOL26, E. B. Griffin begins her slices with the words “I’m writing about a different object each day and trying to discover what the object says about who I am and how I see the world.” So, with a nod to her writing...
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