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[Beth Consugar]

If there isn't anything to taste, that's fine. 

Smell and touch - what about flowers?  Moss?  Trees?  What does the air smell like first thing in the morning, at night, or just after a rain?  What about the place makes (or made) you feel "at home" or "welcome" when you arrived for the first time each year?

Try closing your eyes and imagine you are back there.  Spend as much time as you need to with your vision.  It takes time.  I would think that once you do this several times, you get better at it.  Basically, you are spending time in your setting.  I have used that technique for other assignments, and it seems to work well for me.

I hope that helps a little bit!

Beth

[jfields]

Sounds like you have plenty of variety. It's hard to include taste unless you're describing your favorite dinner table as a kid.

[Terrie]

I have 529 words  and ive nicked picked it to death   
How many words over do they allow as a leeway if any? 

[authenticmama]

It is so funny how previous life experience can really help with our writing. As an herbalist we practice assignments called 'herb labs' in the lab the student (I was once a student/ now the instructor) will have an herb to work with. They will have to list every aspect of that herb (taste, smell, color etc) you would be surprised how hard it can be to describe some herbs! Bitter, sweet and sour are pretty straight forward but what about slimy with a bland and then slightly bitter after taste?
Anyway, I found working with herbs really helps me with my senses.
Also, I am always on the look out for medicinal and edible herbs, even in the city. When you are that close to the ground, looking for that small detail (asking yourself, what is that plant?) You notice so many more small details about place.
Also, having small children is a real blessing. We were at the zoo the other day. Sure they were fascinated with the animals, but for the most part both of them (ages 23 months and 3 yrs) would focus on the plants/ bugs/ dirt that were on the ground. There was a beautiful red leaf that both of them were interested in collecting.
So for young children, it is the smallest things that matter. The 100 smells of mud and lichen, the spots on the fallen leaf, the sound of the soughing of the trees, the quivering of the earth beneath them.
I am so blessed to be able to spend so much time with my children. They help me remember.

[Terrie]

cat
math is what i fail at completely according to career center of maine.   I qualify for training as a dislocated worker and they wont allow me to do so because i cant pass their math test. bet they couldnt run a store with no electric!  when the electric went out we had to do it paper pen add tax.  when they cashed up I was closer by doing it that way then when i had register!  I think i was off by a penny! avg for the cash register being off ? ranged from 1 to 3 dolllars.  They think that a person who cant do algebra cant do regular everyday math............. 
 
authenticmama
wow herbalist!  cool   I have put in an herb garden this year and have been trying to learn about them.
one that amazes me to no end is the burdock!   edable roots, flower stock, and seeds   just floored me! 
i thought they were a total waste

chee
I grew up on a freshwater lake in maine never saw the ocen until i was 16 and that was from St John Canada.  and for food yes cranberries because we use to pick them ourselves in the bogs that surrounded the lake.  mother would can them for thanksgiving and christmas and when ever we had chicken or turkey 


Im on number 5 now but just thought id answer since i missed these responses  thanks