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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...

Josette Abruzzini
Aug 29, 20206 min read
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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. ...

Josette Abruzzini
Aug 24, 20205 min read
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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...

Josette Abruzzini
Aug 20, 20205 min read
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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...

Josette Abruzzini
Aug 13, 20203 min read
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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...

Josette Abruzzini
Aug 9, 20204 min read
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Lessons from Catamaran Park
Part 2 in a series of posts called My Newfoundland. In my first post did I mention that many of my stories are decades old? Every so...

Josette Abruzzini
Aug 4, 20204 min read
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Come along... to my Newfoundland
August in Newfoundland - a tradition I didn’t mean to break. In the forty-two years since I’ve lived in the U.S., Vince and I have made...

Josette Abruzzini
Aug 3, 20202 min read
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My 2020 Blue Mind Challenge
Today is Memorial Day 2020, Day#1 of the 7th Annual 100 Days of the Blue Mind Challenge. “What is Blue Mind?” you ask. “And what is the...

Josette Abruzzini
May 25, 20202 min read
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Ruffles, Daisies and the Class of 2020!
In the midst of the sorrowful losses of this Covid-19 season, one particular group has been called upon to exhibit grace in a challenging...

Josette Abruzzini
May 17, 20204 min read
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A Girl who Tinkered
Wood, Wire and Wings: Emma Lillian Todd Invents an Airplane is a lyrical tale about both the challenges and joys of turning ideas into...

Josette Abruzzini
Apr 29, 20201 min read
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"Microbe" Books for Curious Kids
These unprecedented times have inspired many questions about microbes and viruses. I’ve gathered a few children’s books that will inform...

Josette Abruzzini
Mar 28, 20203 min read
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Coastal Joys
Dawn Sky. Sunshine. Daybreak fog. Dissipating droplets… Too miniscule to flaunt colors. Reflecting white light - A fogbow! Coastal Joy....

Josette Abruzzini
Mar 26, 20201 min read
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Breathe with Me
How can you lie so still and silent, seemingly content... when all the world cries muffled tears from open-ended viral fears? "Be still,"...

Josette Abruzzini
Mar 23, 20201 min read
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The Charm of Campbell House
My most memorable moment from last year came upon me rather unexpectedly, and I imagine that it will stay with me for the rest of my...

Josette Abruzzini
Feb 18, 20203 min read
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An Aunt & Two Nieces
They were smiling at me from two houses ago. While transitioning Diane’s Lake Winola bedroom into my new writing space I came across an...

Josette Abruzzini
Jan 5, 20202 min read
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Breathing into 2020!
B r e a t h e Just take a moment to inhale slowly…hold…and let it out. Then exhale just a little longer. My word for 2020 is already...

Josette Abruzzini
Jan 3, 20202 min read
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WHAT IF a painting you've featured in your novel... inspires a hit movie?
With the Goldfinch movie being released this weekend, I couldn't help but post this segment from my (as yet unpublished) historical...

Josette Abruzzini
Sep 14, 20191 min read
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WHAT IF... a new STEM biography inspires curiosity?
How could an uneducated 17th century cloth merchant become the Father of Microbiology? And why should children read about him? A few...

Josette Abruzzini
Sep 11, 20192 min read
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Once a Teacher...
Once a teacher always a teacher. Five years into my retirement I still succumb to June’s academic reflections. For 2018-19 two...

Josette Abruzzini
Jun 21, 20194 min read
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What's my 'Brand"?
A good deal of my writing has been informed by the online writing community. Whether through one of my writerly Facebook groups or from a...

Josette Abruzzini
Jan 29, 20192 min read
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