SWEET DREAMS

It’s half over.  Exactly one month from today.   I avoid looking at the calendar because that’s just way too in your face.  I try to ignore the way the clock seems to be racing on its own time-warp schedule, getting louder and more menacing as it...

SUMMER FUN

It’s finally here.  Summer.  I’m free as a bird for a precious cluster of weeks and I don’t want to waste a minute. First, I tackled the to-do list, starting with the windows inside and out, upstairs and down.  My husband and I chuckled over our...

NOSE IN A BOOK

I’ve not had a spare minute to blog the past month because I’ve had my nose in a book.  The one I just finished writing, that is.  It’s my second novel and I’ve been on a self-imposed fast track, staying up late and getting up early and all of...

POETRY IN MOTION

Our first grandson is due any day now, and I can’t help but reminisce about his father, our son, and speculate about who this precious little boy will become in life.  The memories.  I still chuckle when I think of some of the antics of Thomas and his twin...

MAKING GOOD CHOICES

One of the favorite catch phrases of any good teacher or parent is “make the right choice.” It’s always a triumphant moment when our children or students make a wise decision independently, but more often than not, a teachable moment or a gentle...