Slice of Life Tuesday: Preparing for an Empty Nest
Later this week, exactly 26 years, 4 months, and 24 days after we first became parents, my husband and I will have an empty nest! Our youngest of three boys,…
Category: responsibility
Things I Need to Ignore
Last night, after watching two football teams I like play poorly and listen to the sports announcers trash both, I decided there are things I need to ignore for a…
Poetry Friday – 2021: A Poem of Cautious Optimism
I cannot recall a time I wrote about politics, but as I started my day today, a poem about just that started forming in my mind. I finished it and…
Slice of Life: A Long Day of Travel
Some of my faithful readers are aware that I recently travelled to New York State to see my aging parents. They are 83 and 84. We got home, after a…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Success Takes Time
My son, who is 19, is an artist. He’s done well this year, ramping up his social media presence (in a good way) and selling his artwork. The orders for…
Pandemic Ponderings
I’d like to challenge you to sit and really think about my post today. We are ten months into a global pandemic. How has it changed your life? How has…
A Community Education
Today, I saw something that made me smile. It was actually two people, separated by about five minutes and two roads, performing similar tasks. I accompanied my husband to drop…
Being a Team Player: Environmental Education
Who did I work with when I managed school gardens and taught after school garden clubs consisting of second through fifth grade students? Did I work alone? No, absolutely not!…
