Josette Abruzzini
The Enamel-top Table
This kitchen table has stood witness to the Perelli-Abruzzini family for about a hundred years. Perhaps it has a familiar story... The...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Aug 24, 2022
- 2 min
A home that's lost... can still be a source of strength.
DEAR WILD CHILD, YOU CARRY YOUR HOME INSIDE YOU tells a story about inner strength. It is a beautifully written picture book recently...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Jun 8, 2022
- 3 min
Praise & Celebrate Life!
Birthdays are meant to be celebrated, but this fast-paced world can make remembering them rather tedious. I’d love to share a...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Feb 2, 2022
- 4 min
The What, Why & How of STEAM Education.
What is the difference between STEM and STEAM education? Simply, STEM is the study of science, technology, engineering and mathematics....
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Josette Abruzzini
- Dec 13, 2021
- 2 min
Happy 90th Dad!
Today would’ve been Dad’s 90th birthday. How should I mark the occasion? For many years he shared his love and positivity with all of us...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Dec 2, 2021
- 1 min
Letting Every Story Shine!
My commitment to attend Jess Keating’s Epic Author’s Academy has proven to be a commitment to myself, but how do I explain the gifts I've...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Nov 17, 2021
- 4 min
Julia Lyon's "A Dinosaur Named Ruth"!
I am thrilled to introduce you to Julia Lyon, my critique partner whose debut picture book, A Dinosaur Named Ruth: How Ruth Mason...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Oct 23, 2021
- 6 min
Pennsylvania to Newfoundland, 2021: Hurdles to a Happy Place
The US borders with Canada and Mexico are opening for shorter visits in just a few weeks. Finally Americans will be able to take weekend...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Aug 4, 2021
- 7 min
Clarks Summit author reintroduces 1900-1920's Springwater, NY!
Author and history buff Julie Jeffery Manwarren and photographic glass plate collector Paul Holbrook have never met in person, but after...
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Josette Abruzzini
- May 5, 2021
- 2 min
Collections of Things & Ideas...
Many of us have a collection or two - a few blue and white plates on a wall or an album of treasured photographs, perhaps a secret stash...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Mar 10, 2021
- 4 min
Calling Auntie Ann
Every now and then I call Auntie Ann, my father’s youngest sister. Her first sentence is, “Hello darling,” with a hint of Irish brogue...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Jan 26, 2021
- 2 min
Broadening the NF Kidlit Discussion
The following is my response to the most recent article in the #WashingtonPost about the reading preferences of today's children. I had...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Jan 1, 2021
- 4 min
2020: My Year as a Writer
This is my second year participating in Julie Hedlund’s 12 Days 4 Writers Challenge. What were my writing successes and failures over...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Dec 30, 2020
- 4 min
My Special Words for 2020... and 2021!
Each December I choose a word-of-the-new-year that resonates with me; a word I think will have significance for me in the year ahead....
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Josette Abruzzini
- Sep 28, 2020
- 1 min
Days Like These
Summer greeneries usher in their rust-eries, grateful for their effervescent glories. Blazing leaves stir in gentle breezes as morning...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Aug 29, 2020
- 6 min
A Town with Musical Traditions
#7 in a series in a virtual visit back to "My Newfoundland" Newfoundland has a culture rich in musical tradition. My Catholic schools in...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Aug 24, 2020
- 5 min
Grand Falls - A Walking Town
#6 in a series, a virtual visit to "My Newfoundland". Walking was a huge part of growing up in Grand Falls in the 1960’s and early 70’s. ...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Aug 20, 2020
- 5 min
A Cottage Interrupted
5th in a series about "My Newfoundland" - when a forest fire fails to dampen a dream...when a forest forest fails to dampen a dream. As...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Aug 13, 2020
- 3 min
One Sunday "up Sandy"
#4 in a series of posts called "My Newfoundland". I usually visit my native province each August but this year the Canada-US border is...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Aug 9, 2020
- 4 min
The Little Cabin
Part 3 in a series about "My Newfoundland". We were happy enough camping in Catamaran Park but Dad had a vision. He was determined to...
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