Let’s Be Good Neighbors
Whether you say, “Follow the golden rule,” or “Love thy neighbor,” or Mr. Rogers’ “Won’t you be my neighbor?” it’s really the same thing in my view. With all the stuff going on in 2020, it seems an especially good…
Writing Tips for Teens #5: Revising Drafts
I’ve been posting writing tips for teens this school year. If you want to catch up on the other posts, here are the previous links for my #writingtipsforteens August https://lynnlovegreen.com/writing-tips-for-teens-1-guidelines-and-getting-started/ September https://lynnlovegreen.com/writing-tips-for-teens-2-your-writers-notebook-and-prewriting October https://lynnlovegreen.com/writing-tips-for-teens-3-writing-the-first-draft/ November https://lynnlovegreen.com/writing-tips-for-teens-4-responding-to-drafts/ This month, we’re looking at the Revise step…
Still Thankful
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. it’s dedicated to delicious food and people we love—what could be better than that? I love hosting my Alaska family at our house and talking about what we’re thankful for over a huge turkey dinner.…
Building the Alcan Highway
This month has two anniversaries for the Alcan (Alaska Canada) Highway. On November 3, 1942, construction crews building the Alaska Highway from the north and south met at “break through,” 20 miles east of the Alaska boundary. On November 22,…
Fairbanks in Winter
My husband and I recently spent a few days in Fairbanks. It’s usually frigid this time of year. We lucked out on the temperatures—it was below zero for only a short time. A record snowfall made it remarkable, and beautiful,…