tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927222734819718162012-01-21T18:31:38.038-06:00Writing, poems, Children's books, stories and art.Belindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08014933898370732028noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292722273481971816.post-86119396663249921662012-01-21T18:03:00.000-06:002012-01-21T18:03:13.897-06:00

We were talking about homemade potato soup and I have one I love when I don't feel good. I was ask for the recipe.  So, I put the recipe on my Something Special page at my website.  There is a gift art item too on the page. It makes a nice coloring page also. Just go here  http://www.belindalandtroop.com/somethingspecial.html Now about the bird picture.  Those are the cardinals that nest here

Belindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08014933898370732028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292722273481971816.post-70611281148575447642012-01-06T15:33:00.000-06:002012-01-06T15:33:10.309-06:00

It is a warm 64 degrees here and wonderful.  We've had a lot of dreary weather over the last couple of months and the sunshine just brings joy!  I don't mind the cold but I do mind the dreary days.  Anyway I hope you are having a great day with lots of sunshine. The new children's book' "You Found What!" is out today.  I want to thank all of you.  The response to my stories has been great and I

Belindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08014933898370732028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292722273481971816.post-23626386665915462112011-11-30T17:04:00.000-06:002011-11-30T17:04:20.933-06:00

I'm so excited!  I've been thinking of doing this picture book for a while and never got to it.  My Sparkles snowpeople are familiar to those of you who saw my clear stamp line.  They needed a story so I added Mama Sparkles and Holly Sparkles for a family Christmas Eve story.  Of Course, a Santa snowman too!  It should be available in 24 to 48 hours at both Barnes & Nobles and Amazon. Oh, here

Belindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08014933898370732028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292722273481971816.post-67412637963760240312011-10-27T15:57:00.001-05:002011-10-27T16:03:04.173-05:00

     It is colder here today but the leaves are stunning.  All the wonderful fall colors floating with the mist of rain.  Tonight will be a hot chocolate night!!!          I've made a coloring page with 5 images on it for you to download.  One of the images is from Boo & Eek!  Another is a pumpkin with the words Happy Thanksgiving.  I had so much fun coloring them today and it put me in a

Belindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08014933898370732028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292722273481971816.post-13904745283290530802011-10-08T16:01:00.002-05:002011-10-08T16:04:04.837-05:00

I received an e-mail asking if the books would be at Barnes and Nobles for the Nook.  Yes, they are now available for the Nook.  These titles have a link to Barnes and Nobles BOO and EEK , Don't Crack the Eggs! , The Lamp Made by the Father of Delicate Southern Girls. Sometimes we forget to let go and enjoy the moment.  Here is one of my poems about that moment of decision. In The Moment You

Belindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08014933898370732028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292722273481971816.post-32973726377675268802011-09-24T12:39:00.000-05:002011-09-24T12:39:30.144-05:00

I'm a little tired.  Staying up all night to see if a satellite will fall on you is exhausting!   Of course, I'm excited about my new read aloud ebook being out.  It is BOO and EEK! a Halloween story.  Something for the under 10 age group.  Also, I'm a little behind on "The Mist King".  It's suppose to be ready by Oct. 1.  The cooler weather has been soooo nice that I would rather be outside.

Belindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08014933898370732028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292722273481971816.post-1791539355749020862011-08-05T12:56:00.000-05:002011-08-05T12:56:02.114-05:00

I'm back and working again.  Three new paintings and some writing too.  This is my writing blog so here's the news. My story "The Lamp Made by the Father of Delicate Southern Girls" is now available at Amazon as an e-book.  Very exciting!  It's a funny story and of course placed in the south.  Being one of those delicate southern girls, okay, okay.  I know me and delicate in the same sentence

Belindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08014933898370732028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292722273481971816.post-88158741491778543152010-11-04T15:13:00.000-05:002010-11-04T15:13:00.687-05:00

It is already November with Thanksgiving around the corner. Our family's first Thanksgiving without Joshua. I'm not ready to write about him yet. But I decided to post an article I wrote about my grandfather.   He gave our family sweet memories of his son Fred who died when I was eleven. Pa Pa's Garden From the time I was four years old my grandfather shared his knowledge of flowers with

Belindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08014933898370732028noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292722273481971816.post-34981715800887207022010-08-31T15:39:00.004-05:002010-09-02T14:29:42.145-05:00

Autumn is always a favorite time of year.  It brings clear, crisp days after the haze of late summer.  The nights will be a little cooler and leaves dress in shades of red with gold.  Ideas for stories and poems burst all around. With Autumn a quiet moment wraps you in the whispers of crackling leaves.  The porch calls for you to linger with a cup of Earl Grey tea and write down those words

Belindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08014933898370732028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292722273481971816.post-77606116767080186052010-08-11T13:12:00.003-05:002010-09-02T14:28:32.954-05:00

Hi Everyone, Here I am again.  Time is passing and we are adjusting to life without Joshua.   I have made some changes to my life and hope you will still come by the blogs. I am closing the Clear Artistic Stamps business and will sell off the last of the stock at the Clear Artistic Stamps Site soon.  The In the Cottage Studio blog will be about my art, making cards and crafts. Hopefully you

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