Category Archives: A to Z Blog challenge 2020

A to Z Challenge 2020 – Reflection

Posted on May 4, 2020 by hdh

A to Z Challenge 2020 – Reflection     So ends another A to Z Challenge year. This has been my 5th one.         Finding themes has always been an interesting task. Each year, I brainstorm with friends, family, and … Continue reading →

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A to Z Challenge 2020: Z is for Zero

Posted on April 30, 2020 by hdh

Z is for Zero Zip, Zilch, Nada, Nought, Nothing, and Nil. They all mean the same thing…Zero. Did you ever notice how useful the number zero (0) is? You can add or subtract it to anything and it doesn’t change … Continue reading →

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A to Z Challenge 2020: Y is for Year

Posted on April 29, 2020 by hdh

Y is for Year Year – the time it takes a planet to go all around the sun.  On Earth, that would be 365.25  Earth days. On Venus (the planet closest to Earth), that would be 224.7 Earth days. On … Continue reading →

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A to Z Challenge 2020: X is for Unknown

Posted on April 28, 2020 by hdh

X is for Unknown     What makes the letter X so important? Think about all the words you know that start with the letter X. Not many are there? I can think of x-ray, xylophone, xenophobia, Xanadu, the element xenon, … Continue reading →

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A to Z Challenge 2020: W is for Weather

Posted on April 27, 2020 by hdh

W is for Weather According to the Whether Man, from the book The Phantom Tollbooth, “It’s more important to know whether there will be weather, than what the weather will be.” Never a truer word was spoken. We live in … Continue reading →

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A to Z Challenge 2020: V is for Virtual Reality

Posted on April 25, 2020 by hdh

Sometimes I have trouble coming up with ideas. What the letter V stands for in my alphabet book is a perfect example…This entry was published on my blog on November 9, 2019, though the title has changed. It seemed to … Continue reading →

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A to Z Challenge 2020 – U is for Untold Stories

Posted on April 24, 2020 by hdh

U is for Untold Stories There’s a folktale from India that is called “A Story and A Song”. It tells about a wife that has a story and a song inside her and never shares them with anyone. Feeling trapped … Continue reading →

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A to Z Challenge 2020: T is for Teaching

Posted on April 23, 2020 by hdh

  T is for Teaching It was early one morning when the radio did blast  First day of teaching had arrived; I had to move quite fast For the hour that was mentioned by the broadcaster that day Said that … Continue reading →

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A to Z Challenge 2020 – A Birthday Present (unabridged)

Posted on April 22, 2020 by hdh

A to Z Challenge 2020 – A Birthday Present B is for Birthday It was Barry’s birthday. He was turning 13. He was ready for all the new things he would be allowed to do. But first, there was the … Continue reading →

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A to Z Challenge 2020: S is for Surprise

Posted on April 22, 2020 by hdh

This is a continuation of B is for Birthday. It was followed by F is for Follow, H is for Hunted, K is for King, M is for Mistake, Q is for Queen, and R is for Rescue. You may … Continue reading →

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