Author Archives: Sally Gerard

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About Sally Gerard

I am a writer, runner, teacher, singer, guitar player, mom, lover, coffee drinker, hunter, antique tractor driver, horsewoman, sister, and lover of the outdoors. Did I mention that I love lighthouses?

addition 4 December 2014

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Sally Gerard

We’re adding on a garage in order to give more space and a bit of convenience and peace-of-mind for those dark night arrivals home. It’ll have built-in cupboards so we can move some things we’ve been storing inside, out. We … Continue reading →

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Word Maps 2 December 2014

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Sally Gerard

My students and I have been working on word maps. We’ve been taking a close look at words and how writers use words and how writers have certain words that live in their souls and they try to give voice … Continue reading →

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Mildred 27 November 2014

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Sally Gerard

We went exploring on our way home the other day. I wanted to go by this cemetery I’d happened upon several years ago by accident. I’d been excited to be with my girl friends and headed for a long day’s … Continue reading →

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Road Trips 24 November 2014

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Sally Gerard

I love road trips to anywhere. I like to drive or ride along in the pick-up and gaze out at new scenery, or see what’s changed on a road I’ve been on before.         I love to … Continue reading →

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Toyota 20 November 2014

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Sally Gerard

I do love to come up west, hit with a view of the front range of the Rocky Mountains as the sun begins to rise on snow-capped peaks. There is a lot of snow from the last couple of storms … Continue reading →

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Love at First Sight 18 November 2014

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Sally Gerard

Do I believe in “love at first sight?” Hmm, if it is a horse or an antique tractor, a newborn baby or a rainbow over a barn-yes. If it is two people, I don’t know. Attraction is powerful, but to … Continue reading →

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Slice of Life 14 November 2014

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Sally Gerard

I’ve heard a lot about ‘slice of life’ writing. What is a slice of life? How do you take a life and slice it up? When you do, can you ever put it back together? I guess when you take … Continue reading →

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Fear & Courage 12 November 2014

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Sally Gerard

Fear is phone calls in the middle of the night. Courage is answering.Fear is wondering what those odd noises are. Courage is going to find out. Fear is thinking about what it takes to move. Courage is putting your house on … Continue reading →

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Sally Work 10 November 2014

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Sally Gerard

I’ve got papers to grade, parents to meet, evaluations to endure. I’ve got my own children to worry about, and now our children to worry about. I’ve got play practice and buckets to make look like dirt, a house to … Continue reading →

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Velvet Vortex 6 November 2014

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Sally Gerard

The morning brought interesting moments. It’s always full-on dark when I cross the west deck and head out for my daily run-today was no different. Except that I heard a flock of geese high overhead moving south. We hear them … Continue reading →

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