My husband and I always have projects going. This spring we have many. One of the projects I mentioned in previous posts was ripping up the flooring in the lower level of our home. We had berber carpeting that needed to be replaced due to pet damage. The project is about a month old, and…
In March of 2018, I started this post. I never finished it. However, today, on the way home from work, I saw a van that reminded me of this question. Why is everything being renamed? The following are examples of this trend: At school, the Guidance Office is now Student Services. Huh? What’s the difference?…
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Last Saturday, I participated in a Hike and Write event through my workplace. Actually, I was a co-organizer of the event but since it was not well attended, I participated in the discussion and writing activities as if I was an attendee. It is no secret that I like to write. I’ve written this blog…
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This morning I attended an event my employer sponsored and I helped organize. It was a hike and write event that was geared towards those who were interested in honing their writing craft, using nature as inspiration. Since our group was small, I participated as well. I know that nature inspires me to take photographs….
Some weeks ago I posted one of my academic papers from my graduate coursework in Environmental Education and Natural Resources. I am finding, roughly six months out of school, that I miss academic writing! I know that sounds crazy, but I love information and the synthesis of it following a period of researching a topic….
It’s that time again! Time to think about gardening! I am excited to once again be planning to plant a school garden with the entire student body of an elementary school. I like to do have a theme in the gardens I plant with school aged children. The reason is that this gives me and…
Driving to work, I have the immense pleasure of passing by an expanse of the Mississippi River. My first poem was inspired by these trips in the last few weeks. Most people know of my affinity for the Monarch Butterfly that spans almost two decades. But, when I first came to Wisconsin, I learned of…
My second garden club group is coming to an end. I have mixed feelings about letting it go. Last week, I turned in my resignation to the principal at a local elementary school where I have served as a co-curricular advisor for their garden club. I started in the fall of 2017 and will end…