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Regional Tour: Garden of the Gods, Colorado

By Monica Sharman 10 Comments

Regional Tour - Garden of the Gods, Colorado

Monica Sharman offers compelling reasons why Garden of the Gods draws out-of-town visitors as well as locals who have lived in Colorado Springs for decades.

Filed Under: Blog, Colorado, Regional Tour

4 Reasons Your Child Needs Building Toys for Language and Creativity Development

By Monica Sharman 13 Comments

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Building toys allow children opportunity for unscripted play which leads to language and creativity development. Monica Sharman shares 4 reasons your child needs building toys.

Filed Under: Blog, English Teaching, English Teaching Resources, Play

Eating and Drinking Poems: Mary Oliver’s “The Mango”

By Monica Sharman 21 Comments

mary oliver mango

In her latest Eating and Drinking Poems post, Monica Sharman discusses her nostalgia for the mango and shares a recipe for mango mousse.

Filed Under: Blog, Eating and Drinking Poems, Family Poems, Food Poems, Poems, poetry, Poets, Recipes

Artist Date: Hill

By Monica Sharman 4 Comments

Mountains in Fog

The Artist Date can open your creativity like nothing else. This week, we’ll start by heading up the hill. What happens at the top?

Filed Under: Artist Date, Blog, Creativity, Finding Inspiration

Artist Date: Rockhopper

By Monica Sharman 13 Comments

Artist Date Great Horned Owl

Come along on an Artist Date? This week we’re riding a Rockhopper.

Filed Under: Artist Date, Blog, Grow

Poetry at Work: Dulce De Leche

By Monica Sharman 8 Comments

When considering how to start a catered meal, it’s best to start with dessert, and seek the poetic details in the sweetness.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, Poetry at Work

Artist Date: Back Room, Meininger’s

By Monica Sharman 24 Comments

Artist Date Textured White Paper

The Artist Date is a dream-child of Julia Cameron. Come along on this one, to a back store room at Meininger’s.

Filed Under: Artist Date, Blog, Creativity

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