Category: My Life

• Photo: Sunset Beach, California

  A few years ago I had the opportunity to stay at a magnificent beach house on Sunset Beach. I woke each morning to watch the dolphins play in the surf from the picture window and each evening I took a stroll by the trees that would frame the ocean. I hope someday I can go…

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  January 16, 2015

  My Life, My Photos

  #PhotoFriday, beach, california, ocean, pacific, sunset, sunset beach, water

• Photo: “It’s All About Me”

  I was organizing a few photos and ran across this one from last summer. In addition to writing, I am passionate about photography. I just wish I had a little more time to practice. Anyway, this was captured in an animal park not far from the coast of Oregon.

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  January 11, 2015

  My Life, My Photos, Travel

  a little about me, animal park, Bandon, inspiration, Oregon, Oregon USA, peacock, robin woods, robin woods blog, travel

• Photo: View After Work

  I work all day in a classroom without windows. When I walk out the back door after work, I am greeted by this view–and sometimes it almost takes my breath away. “Breaths before Twilight” by Robin Woods No filter

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  January 9, 2015

  My Life, My Photos, Teaching

  california, city, inspiration, mountains, mt. umunhum, photo, photo writing prompt, photos, robin woods, robin woods blog, skeletal tree, tree in winter, tree silhouette, twilight, view of city

• My Top 6 Fave Reads of 2014

  GoodReads Challenge Accepted … and completed! I took the GoodReads Book Challenge last year and managed to complete it, even with my chaotic schedule.   Okay, 26 books may not seem that impressive, but considering I wrote 1.5 books, edited my own and two others for writing partners, taught full-time, and chased around my awesome…

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  January 7, 2015

  Book Recommendations, My Life

  diana gabaldon, dystopian, good reads, heir of fire, ignite me, into the still blue, kiera cass, outlander, parental book rating, sarah j maas, shatter me, tamar hela, the selection, thone of glass, unravel me, veronica rossi, YALit

• Recipe: Overnight Sticky Buns

  As I have been prepping everything for Christmas morning, I pulled out my mother’s recipe for sticky buns. It’s a cheater type recipe that is really easy to throw together. I decided to go ahead and share it with everyone.  Enjoy!! Printer friendly PDF here: Overnight Sticky Buns What you need:1 Package Frozen Parkerhouse Rolls (Or store…

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  December 25, 2014

  MIsc., My Life, Recipes

  bread, cinnamon, food, monkey bread, monkeybread, recipe, robin woods, sticky buns, yummy

• My Life: A Conversation on Death

  So, I was in the car heading back from a family function with my husband (Tim) and brother (Chris).  My brother said something about dying.  The following is a real conversation: Tim: Don’t worry, Chris. If you kick the bucket we will just cremate you. Chris: Really? Tim: Either that or bury you standing up.…

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  December 3, 2014

  Banter, MIsc., My Life

  conversation, cremation, death, humor, my life, Sharpie