I’m in kind of a quandry. I do not think people know what I do for a living, or in what disciplines I’ve been educated, nor do I have any chance to tell them. I’ve not had a linear trajectory as far as a career path is concerned. Once an intensive care nursery nurse and…
Dear Diary: This week was really odd. Our school district closed an unprecedented four consecutive days. Colleges canceled classes, and even the YMCA was closed! But, not everything got canceled. Monday: First, it was for a snowstorm in which we accumulated 8 inches in our driveway. We got a text on Sunday evening that school…
It is winter in Wisconsin! This means we are in a season of snow, cold temperatures, ice, dangerous roads, the possibility of school closings. Some of the smaller outlying districts have already used some snow days this year by being closed related to weather conditions. Our district, one of the larger districts in our area,…
I have been trying to pick plants to start from seed for the school garden I tend as part of my garden club advisor job. Last year, I purchased plants from a homeschooled teenager who had his own greenhouse business. They were probably the most healthy plants I have ever had in my gardens! Some…
For close to two years now I have been watching clouds with concern. In July of 2017, I started a post that went like this, ” I said it again last night. The sky looks like fall. Heavy, billowing, opaque clouds have filled the sky at odd moments or during odd seasons in the last…
Yesterday, I was sitting at my desk that happens to look over a dry creek bed. Purposely, the room was set up this way so I could gaze out the window while writing or working on a project for school. During my degree for environmental education, I learned that being able to gaze at green…
This morning I was inspired by a fellow blogger from the UK. I often read her posts just as I get up for the day, most likely due to the time difference. It is shortly past midnight here when I receive her blog via an email link because I follow her. She is a talented…
Hibiscus For the last few weeks, our home has been blessed with a continually flowering hibiscus tree, brought in from our deck once the cooler weather arrived. This tree has been through the proverbial ringer as it rolled around on our deck during the summer of 2017 before I got the chance to repot it…
My husband retired last Friday. Today is the first day he is at home when he used to be at work. This morning, after going to the YMCA, was spent reviewing online accounts and setting up our new health insurance plan. Our old plan was through the hospital at which he worked, now we will…
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