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Norma J Hill — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:56:34 +0000

For a hub site, this blogger hasn’t been doing her due diligence, has she?

On the other hand, some of penandpapermama’s other sites are humming along! If you haven’t visited them lately, you might like to check out some of the updates and changes.

At Penticton Pedestrian: A blog of photos, stories, poems, and commentary focusing on beautiful Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. This is not your average “tourist” site, but an intimate view of our small city from the perspective of a pedestrian who not only loves to take long walks, but who’s curiosity results in unusual views and viewpoints. Some of the site updates include:

categories and tags added to help you get around the site more easily
lots of new stories and photos. For example, in the past few days alone: Critter homes, Deer on highway, Penticton osprey’s nest, Summer arrives, BC Youth Write Camp, Canada Day in Penticton 2011, and Aliens invade Penticton on Canada Day 2011. There must be something there to attract your attention whoever you are, right?

At Blog Basics 4 Total Beginners

Welcome to blogbasics4totalbeginners
What makes this blog different?
What this blog isn’t about
Blog or website – what’s the difference?
Key features of blogs part 1 : Creation, structure and technical aspects, content
Key features of blogs part 2 : Content, Community and relationship building
A senior author who is now a blogger
Key features of blogs part 3 : Blogs and websites sometimes overlap; advantages of blogs, some concerns about blogs
Key features of websites part 1 : Creation, structure and technical aspects, content
Key features of websites part 2 : Authority, website and blog overlaps, advantages of websites, some concerns about websites
Blog or website : your conclusions!

Each post also includes, at the end, a Question of the Day, a Tip of the Day, and a Put it into Action feature.

Another Chance Okanagan also continues to feature updates, particularly in the blog. Pictures, stories, and links to related sites serve to keep you informed on a regular basis about this Penticton and South Okanagan street ministry, and about the needs of people in situations of poverty and homelessness and how you can be involved. Here are some recent blog post topics:

Getting a taste of homelessness
A website for homeless people
Youth Group from Seattle comes to help
You are the real solution
What’s happening at Another Chance?
Lots of help from Concordia Lutheran youth
Making history cooking indoors on a rainy day

Be sure to go to the site, read about the Another Chance street ministry, look at the pictures and video, and keep updated via the blog. You can also join us (and be sure to “like” us as well) on Facebook.

Tutoring sessions available – book soon

Norma J Hill — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:13:49 +0000

My tutoring calendar for Penticton and area summer sessions is filling up. This is an excellent opportunity for your child to catch up on skill areas in which he/she has had difficulties in the past, and to be prepared for a great school year to come. You can book sessions spread over the summer, or sessions in a more concentrated period of time.

I also do tutoring for adults in a variety of areas such as ESL, and basic reading and writing skills. For details about my tutoring offerings, please check my tutoring page, and/or my information at findatutor.ca and/or at olx.ca

If you would like to reserve tutoring sessions for the summer or fall of 2011, please contact me as soon as possible at norma.hill@yahoo.ca so that you have the best chance of booking dates and times that work well for you.

Penticton search results page one

Norma J Hill — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:45:24 +0000

Wow! I may not have been on here much lately, mostly on account of working on my new sites – including the latest, Blog Basics 4 Total Beginners, which I just started the other day!

But still … cool news! Went to google to search “Penticton” … and found this site (penandpapermama.com) and my site pentictonpedestrian.wordpress.com on the FIRST page of the google search. Yay! Must be doing something right!

If that isn’t cool enough, I googled “Penticton aliens” and my pentictonpedestrian site came up #1 on the first page! LOL, must be the crazy post I did the other day, Aliens Invade Penticton on Canada Day 2011. (Not to mention it takes the top 4 spots on page 1 for the search “Penticton pedestrian” beating out a bunch of news items).

Oh, by the way, just got notice that my pentictonpedestrian blog is now listed on loadedweb.com on their page of Penticton blogs.

I’m happy, happy, happy

What’s new?

Norma J Hill — Tue, 10 May 2011 00:23:35 +0000

April 25, 2011

It may well seem to you that I’ve disappeared in the past week or so. Not so; I’m still here!

New posting today on Penticton Pedestrian: Overhead Opposites. Some pretty amazing photos of distinctively different views of skyscapes taken in different directions in the same time period. I also recently posted pictures of spring – and almost summer – finally arriving in Penticton: Springing Into Summer. Check them out.

I’ve been very busy the past week or so scanning about 1500 plus slides left to me by my dad. I’ve picked out particularly interesting ones, and have posted several new albums at my facebook page (Norma J Hill). The slides go back as much as 60 years. Some feature communities where I have lived, such as Masset on Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), and Inuvik, located north of the Arctic Circle in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Other feature relatives, close and extended, on my dad’s side (the Wright’s), and on my mom’s side (the Mott’s). I am delighted to report that not only have these albums been viewed by a lot of folks, resulting in many tags, comments, and friend requests; but also I have met quite a number of relatives whom I have not seen for a great many years, and others I didn’t even know about. Very cool indeed!

One of the reasons I have not been posting on Pen and Paper Mama just recently is that, as you may already know, I have started writing stories from the past. The trouble was, every time I completed a story, I found myself spending a lot of time digging through photo albums and boxes of old slides trying to find appropriate photos. That’s why I decided to get busy and scan all those old photos – so that now I can quickly access suitable illustrations for my old-timey ramblings. So its time to start story-telling again. Keep posted.

Updates on my other sites

Norma J Hill — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:32:20 +0000

April 26, 2011

Ten days since I last posted. I know it looks as though I’m not blogging these days. True enough I haven’t been blogging as much as I should, but on the other hand, I have been keeping pretty busy on a couple of my blogs. Check them out. Lots of new pictures too.

Another Chance Okanagan :

new pictures on the Osoyoos and Oliver pages
new blog posts, such as: Out and about on a Tuesday morning (April 26), Easter Sunday in the park (April 24), Am I God’s plan for someone like Stephanie? (April 23), Youth group helpers and a big crowd (April 18), pray for Nancy (April 13), Pine Lodge update (April 4) …

Penticton Pedestrian :

stories added to formerly posted pictures
lots of new pictures and stories, such as: Watercolor reflections (April 26), Helpers in our town (April 26), Do you ever wonder (April 24), Osprey’s nest (April 15), Spring potpourri for cloudy day viewing (April 14), Seniors in the sunshine (April 12), Art of various sorts (April 9), Spring rituals (April 5) …

Wow! Site updates and changes!

Norma J Hill — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:58:24 +0000

As you can easily see if you check the listing of pages under the site banner, I have added an exciting variety of new pages that give you an overview of my websites and blogs, and also provide information about ways I can help you out, as individuals, families, groups, or companies.

Today’s additions to the site include:

Need help? Tutoring and Other Activities: Do you live or operate your business in the Penticton area (or perhaps elsewhere)? As an independent business person, I offer assistance in the following areas: Tutoring; Office/Business Assistant; Speaking Engagements, Classroom Presentations, and Workshops; and Child Care. Check out the “Need Help?” page for details.
Introductions to my various websites and blogs. Check out these introductory pages, then be sure to check out the sites that interest you, and of course sign up to follow them:
Conversations, Reflections, and Meditations (my original website, and accompanying blog)
My Church Journey blog
Penticton Pedestrian blog – photos and stories about beautiful Penticton BC
Another Chance Okanagan – website and blog about the Another Chance Street Ministry
The Hill Gang: website of stories and photos for family and close friends

Thank you for your interest. Hope to hear from you soon! You can contact me at norma.hill@yahoo.ca

new stories on Penticton Pedestrian

Norma J Hill — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:42:39 +0000

I have added the following new stories and/or commentary to my Penticton Pedestrian site:

new stories on Penticton Pedestrian

Norma J Hill — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:11:06 +0000

I’ve started adding stories and/or commentary to the pictures on Penticton Pedestrian. Added these today:

Enjoy!

New posts on Penticton Pedestrian

Norma J Hill — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:20:19 +0000

I have added new photos to Penticton Pedestrian: Spring Signs, and Super-Moon.

Keep an eye on the Penticton Pedestrian site for more photos of our beautiful city, coming soon. And stories and descriptions added to some of the already-posted photos. Check back here at Pen and Paper Mama for news of those additions.

New posts on My Church Journey

Norma J Hill — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:15:39 +0000

I am writing a series of posts on the topic, “Thoughts on cultural identity.” You can read the first four posts in the series here, here, here, and here.

And more to come – I’ll let you know when they are up.