Monthly Archives: May 2018

I remember every teacher that I had throughout school. But two stand out as my all time favorites. My first-grade teacher was so wonderful that I insisted I go on to school one morning after having the car door slammed … Continue reading →

The wonderful three-day weekend is now over. It’s “back to the salt mines” for many of us. This term alludes to the Russian practice of punishing prisoners by sending them to work in the salt mines of Siberia. I met … Continue reading →

PAUSE… As I read the definition of pause –  early 15c., from Old French pausee “a pause, interruption” (14c.) and directly from Latin pausa “a halt, stop, cessation,” from Greek pausis “stopping, ceasing,” from pauein “to stop, to cause to cease – … Continue reading →

I remember this morning a conversation I had with our oldest granddaughter when she was in the second grade.  I was very fortunate to get to drive her to school every morning for several years. We had glorious times in … Continue reading →

I wake up this morning to the sing song of crickets outside my window. A telltale sign that summer is here. Our spring abruptly came to a halt with 90-degree weather. I keep thinking it will cool back down but … Continue reading →