We were at a friend’s house for dinner last night, and while we were eating some very delicious local fish, freshly caught earlier in the day by our hosts, the subject of our new grocery store came up. We have a brand new store – built to accommodate the needs of our growing community. It…
When I was in third grade, my mom had a friend who was a graduate student at SUNY Geneseo. I do not know whether she was in graduate school for teaching (it was a state teacher’s college at the time) or psychology. In any case, I was a guinea pig for a battery of “intelligence”…
Here are my submissions for this week’s Word Press Weekly Photo Challenge: Peek. If you hover over the photo, the caption will come up and will give you some information about how I interpreted the word peek for each of my photos! Enjoy! via Photo Challenge: Peek
Baking has always been a fun pastime for me. But, recently, I have gotten into making candy and found I really enjoy it. This fall, I decided to try my hand at another batch of Apple Cider Caramels. I made this treat two years ago and they were “salted” caramels. In my opinion, either I…
The school down the road has a garden that I know well. There, in the butterfly garden, are plants picked by former students and some selected by me, some were donated by parents or staff, and many were purchased. In the center is a large, overgrown, lilac bush. It serves as a shelter for butterflies…
“What do you prefer,” the waiter asked? It was early, too early, to make any decisions, even about juice. “Would you like our special mix of Orange, Mango, Pineapple, or just Orange? Both were freshly made this morning.” “Oh, I’ll take the mix – why not?” I told the waiter. His reply came back in…
Wow! It has been a whirlwind week. I am mid-course learning about environmental history. It has been a challenging course just due to some computer issues and heavy reading. But, I have been learning lots of new facts…..and realized that the course is already half over! My final project will be on the history of…
These are my submissions to the Weekly Word Press Photo Challenge on Rounded. What I found was there is roundedness in nature and roundedness that is man-made. Enjoy!
Tuesdays are always a day I put a little more consideration into the topic on which I will write. It is because the piece will also be posted to the Slice Of Life Tuesdays blog forum from TwoWritingTeachers in which other educators also post their pieces. We share ideas, feelings, lesson plans, challenges, and rewards…