On my way home from work today I stopped to whale watch. I have seen many whales on my way to work, and off and on while living here in Southeast Alaska. Just the other day I stopped to watch them "bubble feed," but didn't have my camera. (Bubble feeding, my non-seafaring friends … Continue reading Whale Watching
Serendipity of the Itchy Kind
When one of the girls came home with lice I was horrified! Just horrified. My entire childhood and the first ten years as a parent I had never heard of a single case. I knew there was such a thing, but I had never seen a louse before. Had never known anyone that had one … Continue reading Serendipity of the Itchy Kind
Candy Corn
I did it. I succumbed to the lure of candy corn. I broke down and bought a bag. There is just something lovely about candy corn. It is sweet. Sickly sweet. Almost too sweet. There is a soft chewiness and I eat them one by one. Yellow bottom first, orange middle second and finish with … Continue reading Candy Corn
To Trekkie or Not to Trekkie
My mind swirled with the prompt today. Exceptional. So many things popped in my head, but one kept surfacing and resurfacing and that is the many exceptional teachers I have worked with over the years. And of those exceptional teachers, one kept floating to the top. Celia E. You see, I was a new, brand … Continue reading To Trekkie or Not to Trekkie
A Perfect Day
I woke up yesterday to a lovely, sunny, fall day. Those are few and far between here in our rainy little corner of the world. While drinking coffee and enjoying the view, my husband spotted a whale in the narrows. So there we were, on the deck, air chilly, coffee cup warming our hands watching … Continue reading A Perfect Day
Overcoming Story Time
I am going to come right out and say it. Kindergarteners scare me. My entire teaching career was spent in middle school, sixth grade. Now I find myself in the library at an elementary school. I teach library once a week to all the classes, kindergarten through sixth grade. Most the grades levels are a … Continue reading Overcoming Story Time
Among Wildflowers
It was stunning to lose David Bowie, and shocking to lose Prince, but somehow the death of Tom Petty just seems worse! I guess, unlike the other two, Tom Petty never "reinvented himself." He was always "real." He could have been your buddy. That angular, skinny kid with stick straight hair and overbite. He was … Continue reading Among Wildflowers
A Birthday Visit
I awoke this morning to the literal pitter-pat of little feet. I haven't heard that in a long, long time. You see, It is my birthday today. The best present so far is a weekend visit from my daughter, who came to visit bringing my 16 month old grandson. They are spending the weekend. I … Continue reading A Birthday Visit
Thank You Anne Lamott
Today I tripped. It was an awful fall. A fall down a flight of stairs. I didn't slide down, I didn't stumble or tumble. I fell forward, face first. The kind of fall that could break your arm, your neck or your back. Full disclosure here. I trip a lot. Some examples include, tripping on … Continue reading Thank You Anne Lamott
Eyes Open
My youngest daughter Gracie is traveling in SE Asia. Now. Right now. She has been there since late August and will not return until mid October. In spite of my fears, I have been a good mom and hopefully haven't projected my concerns and reservations and have supported her plans to go. But I have … Continue reading Eyes Open
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