I spent this morning at a neighboring school district, about twenty minutes away by car. Sixty first graders, in three separate classes, sat quietly and listened to my presentation on the Monarch Life Cycle, the importance of milkweed, Monarch Migration and the development of the Monarch Highway. With the exception of the information on the…
Today’s post will be somewhat brief. Primarily, because there is not much to be said except we must never forget what happened on September 11, 2001. The Alan Jackson song that asks “Where were you when the world stopped turning?”- sums it up. It asks us to remember. Do you remember where you were? What…
We have been residing our house, or rather, my husband has been residing our house. I have not done anything with the exception of questioning a few things, which got me in trouble, of course. It is nearly done and looks fabulous! There really isn’t a home improvement project my hubby cannot tackle. He has…
It is that time of year again. Master Gardener Volunteer (MVG) hours are due. Since 2004, I have spent the last couple weeks in September recording my continuing education and volunteer hours to maintain my Master Gardener Volunteer Certification. Collecting enough volunteer hours has never been a problem with my history of running a community…
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Who remembers the old Peter Paul and Mary song, Puff the Magic Dragon? I do! It was one of my favorite tunes when I was a little girl, not because of the story it tells because it is rather sad, but more so because it was easy to sing along with and conjured up images…
By 6:50 a.m. this morning, they were gone. My two students were off to the high school for another year. One was excited, and one was reluctant but glad it was the beginning of the end of high school for him. He is ready for something more. On the first of this month, I wrote…
Last September, I was fortunate enough to visit The Netherlands, specifically the city of The Hague with my oldest son. He presented at an international scientific conference as a college student on some research he had conducted over the previous two years. I was able to go with him on my first trip to Europe!…
