Subject: MY very own RECOLLECTIONS - 43/100 1. Tell about a costume you had for Halloween, where did you get it, who made it, did you like it, did you win any prizes with it, have you any photos with it, did your children in turn wear it, did you duplicate it for your children? 2. Tell a story or two or three about LEAVES, as in Fall leaves, collecting them for school projects, for crafts, raking them, burning them, traveling to see them, playing in them with children, as a child, tell of your knowledge of leaves, go out right now and collect a few pretty ones and press them and write about your excursion to collect the leaves, press them and wax them (We ironed wax paper to each side of the leaf, protecting the iron from the wax paper with newspaper.) 3. Using the list that you created, which elders could play instruments, do you recall any of the tunes they played, do you know the words, (try google.com with "AfewKNOWNwords" +song or "songNAME" +words) did you learn to play this instrument, even a little bit, even as a mimic of the elder, do you know if the instrument is still in the family, have you a photo of it for your collective, (or google.com images? with the instrument name), when was it that the elder played the instrument, was it always in the evening, only special occasions, only when asked, did everyone enjoy the music, or was it a 'chore' to listen what was the vision like of that person playing and others listening, where did the person generally play - in their favorite chair, on the stoop, in the yard? Remember...... Write as you speak.... Be yourself.... Write liberally...... Do not worry about technique.... It is the THOUGHT that counts - or thoughts! Write as if it might be the LAST time you can address the question... 0 0 0