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Southern California Moon Garden
In my recently purchased book, A Year and a Day of Everyday Magic by Deborah Blake , I was inspired to plant a moon garden. A moon garden...

Julie Ball
Aug 183 min read
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Writers Journal #12
Second person point of view The reader is the character IE Choose your own adventure books The character is walking in a public place....

Julie Ball
Jul 243 min read
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Writers Journal #13: A Ticket to Anywhere
Your character gets a ticket to anywhere on earth. Where do they go? What do they do? She never should have blindly signed that prenup....

Julie Ball
Jul 235 min read
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Writers Journal #9
The assignment: A character wakes up to discover they are in the body of something or someone else. THIS IS A FIRST DRAFT “It’s coming...

Julie Ball
Oct 30, 202311 min read
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Healthy and Easy Homemade Granola
There are so many recipes for granola out there. This one is fast and absolutely delicious. Plus, it is packed with healthy ingredients...

Julie Ball
Feb 27, 20232 min read
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Adventures in Fermenting
For a while now, my stomach and digestive system has not been doing so hot. After listening to a podcast with guest Dr. Will Bulsiewicz...

Julie Ball
Jan 22, 20232 min read
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First Chapter of Unnamed Novel
The following is a very rough, messy draft of Chapter 1 of the novel I've written. It is scary to share it but it was time to just toss...

Julie Ball
Jan 20, 20238 min read
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30 (ish) Days of Yoga
I say ish, because I mostly just do yoga during the work week. Saturdays and Sundays are typically yard work, errands, and relaxing by...

Julie Ball
Jan 20, 20231 min read
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Get bulky!
There are many ways to turn your thin yarn into bulky yarn. I found ways I didn't know about in my research down the rabbit hole. Some...

Julie Ball
Jan 20, 20232 min read
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Its always a good time to dress up your dog!
Crocheting these snoods is easy and just stinkin' cute! I made this Reindeer one by doing the rib stitch until I got the circumference...

Julie Ball
Nov 11, 20221 min read
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55 Word Short Story #3
The portal before her hums a beckoning, soothing sound. Yet she is still fearful. She stands transfixed in her leather dress and bare...

Julie Ball
Sep 21, 20221 min read
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Journal Assignment #3
Koumpounophobia ~ Fear of buttons Trudging through the soot, the air so impure, we have to wear full suits. We salvage what we can from...

Julie Ball
Sep 21, 20221 min read
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55 Word Short Story #2
High school was brutal. At lease after the rumor she'd accidentally let slip. About her best friend no less. She was already pretty shy,...

Julie Ball
Sep 21, 20221 min read
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~ Book Suggestions ~
The Book of Joy by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, with Douglas Abrams. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff and it's All...

Julie Ball
Sep 19, 20221 min read
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Scrubbie Scrubbie!
This nifty little scrubbie works great. I also really love that it can be unrolled for cleaning and drying so its going to last longer...

Julie Ball
Sep 19, 20221 min read
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Journal Assignment #2
Assignment, make this into a short story... "You are out walking through an isolated field and you stumble upon a small flag poking out o...

Julie Ball
Sep 19, 20223 min read
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55 Word Short Story #1
The crow was at it again. Shouting like it had something important to tell me. A moment later, it flew into the thick dark forest. The...

Julie Ball
Sep 19, 20221 min read
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Blood Orange Simple Syrup
It is blood orange season here in southern California and if you’re lucky like me you have relatives who have a tree producing more than...

Julie Ball
Feb 14, 20221 min read
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Creative Writing Class Assignment 1
For this first assignment we were asked to start with this prompt and go from there. She approached the unfamiliar door and nervously...

Julie Ball
Jan 7, 20222 min read
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