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Just for fun

  • Post author:Christy Forrest
  • Post published:43008 J000000Monday24, 2024
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Have a beautiful day! You are worth it.

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Shakespeare’s Gloves & the Gloveresses

  • Post author:Christy Forrest
  • Post published:43004 J000000Thursday24, 2024
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A Mini History Moment about gloves in Shakespeare's time, the Regency, and the role of the female gloveress intro Queen Elizabeth gloveresses 1700's John Shakespeare Regency glove etiquette Leap Day…

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Water & Creativity

  • Post author:Christy Forrest
  • Post published:43104 J000000Thursday24, 2024
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Water/horizon on the visual, aural, standing position Blue Mind vs Red Mind Water on brain: parasympathetic nervous system negative ions with extra electron dopamine Shower noise, limited input, ions moderately…

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Women’s Fiction Day 2024: Looking Back and Celebrating the Moment

  • Post author:Christy Forrest
  • Post published:43010 J000000Friday24, 2024
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Two years ago, I had never heard the term Women's Fiction, although I had been reading it for my entire life. On Women's Fiction Day 2022 (when I did not…

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Snuggle-worthy books

  • Post author:Christy Forrest
  • Post published:43004 J000000Friday23, 2023
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I like books that are uplifting and offer an escape from the quotidian world, but I don't want to just turn off my brain and float. (That's a valid goal…

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The Importance of Thought Provoking

  • Post author:Christy Forrest
  • Post published:43004 J000000Friday23, 2023
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I like books that are uplifting and offer an escape from the quotidian world, but I don't want to just turn off my brain and float. (That's a valid goal…

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