Monday, January 30, 2006

Cinquin for a rainy Monday

Raindrops

sapphire damp

pelting blinding stinging

frigid moist

Teardrops



Lou Ann Homan is a writer, teacher, and storyteller who
lives in Angola, Indiana. She is available for writing seminars, storytelling, and speaking engagements. She can be contacted at locketoftime@aol.com. You can read more at www.louannhoman.com

Cinquin for a rainy Monday

Raindrops

sapphire damp

pelting blinding stinging

frigid moist

Teardrops



Lou Ann Homan is a writer, teacher, and storyteller who
lives in Angola, Indiana. She is available for writing seminars, storytelling, and speaking engagements. She can be contacted at locketoftime@aol.com. You can read more at www.louannhoman.com

Saturday, January 21, 2006

The Missionary

I have spent the last few days meandering my way down to Indianapolis "preaching" along the way. Really, sometimes that is how I feel....a group of teachers...students...parents, it doesn't matter the message is the same: turn off the TV, read to your kids, tell stories, sing, dance...watch cardinals out the window, bake cookies.

I travel around planting seeds of wisdom..pack my satchel and move on to the next destination.

Today I am in Indy with Ellen and Nancy Donaval. They are out and about with Nancy telling stories (she flew in from Minnesota yesterday) while I am home in Ellen's kitchen making cookies, reading, and watching the cardinals out the window.

A girl's got to practice what she preaches!!


Lou Ann Homan is a writer, teacher, and storyteller who
lives in Angola, Indiana. She is available for writing seminars, storytelling, and speaking engagements. She can be contacted at locketoftime@aol.com. You can read more at www.louannhoman.com

Thursday, January 19, 2006

Jane Austen's Book Club

Last night my book club met. I am involved with a wonderful group of women who take reading and authors seriously!! We always spend an hour on the specific book, fiften minutes on other books and authors...then have dinner. Dinner is cooked by the hostess.

Our hostess, Luanne (not this Lou Ann!) did an outstanding job of making us feel welcome. Her home is warm and inviting with windows overlooking a world of woods and streams...last night it was exceptionally beautiful with the new snowfall...we were able to catch a glimpse of winter color as the last of the day's birds were having their own feast.

Candles and wine made the darkness settle in upon us like a warm quilt and the nine of us discussed Pride and Prejudice by jane Austin. We talked about the practices of marriage and money during her day. It was unanimous that the group of us "working" women were glad to be living now.....but there is something romantic about the Austen books.

Our conversation turned toward all other topics as we dined elbow to elbow.

It was a good night. We bundled up when we left to brace the freezing temperatures and gingerly made our way back home...to homes that allow us to be the women we have become. I think Jane Austen would approve of us.

Lou Ann Homan is a writer, teacher, and storyteller who
lives in Angola, Indiana. She is available for writing seminars, storytelling, and speaking engagements. She can be contacted at locketoftime@aol.com. You can read more at www.louannhoman.com

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Chocolate Cookies and Snow Plows

When I was a child the clank of the snow plow going by early in the morning meant no school...chocolate chip cookies, soggy mittens, and a long game of Monolopoly!

Early this morning I heard the familiar clank, jumping out of bed, I opened my curtains to find a winter wonderland. What a welcome sight after all of that rain!

The lights on the plow were blinking...clanging along, and I could only imagine all the children on the street were jumping out of bed wishing for the snow day as well.

It is just a delay, but enough time for a second cup of coffee, answer emails, and enjoy the feeling of going "late" to school.

Don't we just love snow plows?


Lou Ann Homan is a writer, teacher, and storyteller who
lives in Angola, Indiana. She is available for writing seminars, storytelling, and speaking engagements. She can be contacted at locketoftime@aol.com. You can read more at www.louannhoman.com

Monday, January 16, 2006

Early morning drive..

This morning I was driving to a school district in Kokomo. It was early morning and dark except for the moon on the roadway. It was so stunning I wanted to pull off to watch the shadows (but there really wasn't any place to pull off and it was a lonely single lane road), but still I noticed the beauty and couldn't help but thinking of this wonderful poem:

"The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,
And the highwayman came riding..riding...riding..
The highwayman came riding up to the old inn door."

Alfred Noyes 1880-1958

Lou Ann Homan is a writer, teacher, and storyteller who
lives in Angola, Indiana. She is available for writing seminars, storytelling, and speaking engagements. She can be contacted at locketoftime@aol.com. You can read more at www.louannhoman.com

Sunday, January 15, 2006

Full moon and Halogen lights.,,

This week end I am entertaining "girlfriends" from Indy. It has been a great week end..all without the car. I wanted to show them all of the wonderful sites of town with benefit of gasoline!

We spent the day meandering through small shops, looking at antique wagons..candles..second hand clothes. We lunched at the deli, had hot chocolate at Rachaels, enjoyed the smells of the "hippie" shop. By nightfall we went to the movies (they couldn't believe the cheap tickets and popcorn, we could even buy a large!!), a beer at Skip's and strolled home down the street lit by the full moon and street lights of a city.

Smalltown USA. Ahhhh.......

Lou Ann Homan is a writer, teacher, and storyteller who
lives in Angola, Indiana. She is available for writing seminars, storytelling, and speaking engagements. She can be contacted at locketoftime@aol.com. You can read more at www.louannhoman.com

Friday, January 13, 2006

January Blues

In December I was dreaming of ice skating (and I am so good at that!), snowshoeing (my new hobby that I meant to start this winter!) and maybe even ice fishing (OK, well, probably not!) But, alas, alas....the topsy turvy weather of January has put a halt on all of the above. I am slushing about in sopping puddles. I left my new boots with Philip in Ocracoke, we have snow, I said, I won't need those boots in Northern Indiana!

Today the rain is a torrent, I am home working on storyteller office details with all the lights on and candles burning listening to the drumming of the rain.

On the lighter side, my heating bill will be low, the salt has been washed off of my car, and I still love splashing in puddles!

Lou Ann Homan is a writer, teacher, and storyteller who
lives in Angola, Indiana. She is available for writing seminars, storytelling, and speaking engagements. She can be contacted at locketoftime@aol.com. You can read more at www.louannhoman.com

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