Annie Lang with her whimsical characters.
Image used with permission from the artist.

Annie Things Possible ® Posted Oct-30-2006
Whimsical Characters & Creative Designs
I didn't even have to pull up Annie's Web site (anniethingspossible.com) in my Web browser to know that I already liked where the concept was going. Any thing's possible. When there's a positive play on words involved, I know I've met a kindred spirit. How pleasantly surprised to know how correct I was! ...

Digital Scrapbooking: A Designer's Dream! Posted Oct-29-2006
Laboring the Layout: Pumpkiny Things
As you can see, this Pumpkinitis affliction of mine just isn't going away. Thankfully, there are only three more days left in October to where I will allow this incessant condition to run its course, and then after that I'm meandering onto a new motif. Hmmm.... I know of some wild turkeys in the area... Thanksgiving is only a stone's throw away! ...

Martha Stewart's Halloween Helpline Posted Oct-27-2006
Pumpkin Carving Templates, Decorations & Costume How-to
The front cover of the 2006 Halloween issue of Martha Stewart's Living magazine features the latest creative pumpkin carving designs and effects that by far has traditional triangle-eyed carved pumpkins looking like something from the stone age. ...

Picture This: October Pumpkin Fest Posted Oct-25-2006
The Onset of Pumpkinitis
Another pictorial journey pinpointing the onset of my Pumpkinitis condition. ...

The Girl Blue Project Posted Oct-21-2006
"We Must Invest in Our Children"
I just finished reading Nancy Mills' Spirited Woman Interview with Marlow Wyatt, Founder of the Girl Blue Project — a self-awareness program for girls ages 14 to 18 "committed to awakening the truest potential in young women by empowering them to embrace who they are and giving them the tools to create whom they choose to be." ...

Halloween Puzzle & Writing Challenge Posted Oct-20-2006
And a Creative Writing Prompt for YOU!
I dare you to go print my latest word search puzzle off the Web and find all of the ghouly words. Or are you a fraidy-cat? It's not a trick, it's a treat! And then, if you're feeling extra ambitious, here's a challenging creative writing prompt just for you — one that even your mummy can do...

What if Pumpkins Grew on Trees? Posted Oct-20-2006
Sleep-Induced Subconscious Wonderings...
The subconscious works wonders in your sleep. This morning I woke up with an important question running through my mind: What if pumpkins really did grow on trees? ...

Mirecle34 Pumpkin Patch Printable Posted Oct-17-2006
Dedicated to Linus Van Pelt
How could this not be next? With a patchy history like mine, I can't see how anyone would expect anything less! Just in time for this pumpkin harvest season and Halloween, you can download your own free printable Pumpkin Patch Novelty Kit to treat your Pumpkinitis! ...

Say it Isn't Snow! A PictoREAL Adventure Posted Oct-12-2006
"Snow way, snow how!" — Blizzard of Oz
I woke up this morning and was shocked to see it snowing outside. I was shocked because I can't remember any other instance in my lifetime when it's snowed this early in October. ...

October Pumpkins Posted Oct-10-2006
An Ode to the Gourd, Morange Crayon Renderings

Dear Pumpkin gods,

Thank you for giving us the pumpkin.
For what would autumn be without it? ...

Monthly Writers' Group: Initiation Posted Oct-9-2006
A NEW Journey Begins...
One of my self-imposed 'writes of passage' <grin> into a rich, rewarding writing life has been the enrollment of myself into a monthly writers' group. I have never been part of a formal writers' group before, and outside of K-12 school and college have neither written to the commands nor the structured prompts of a facilitator, author, teacher, or workshop leader. ...

Nit Wits Creative Outlets Coloring Page Posted Oct-1-2006
Electrifying Creativity Experience! (PDF 48KB)
How about we use this page as a prompting creativity exercise — a "What if?" scenario — for you to imagine, dream, and play with until your little heart's content! ...

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