The head teacher I work with in our first grade class was absent Tuesday, so I took her place as the substitute. Our class has 18 boys, all between the ages of 6 and 7. I was prepared with plenty of worksheets, math, handwriting practice exercises, 2 books by our Author study, Kevin Henkes. (who […]
Marilyn at Serendipity is participating in the 7 Day Black & White Challenge and invited anyone who wants to participate to do so. I figured I’d give it a try. The rules are: Seven days. Seven black and white photos of your life. No people. No explanation.
Marilyn at Serendipity is participating in the 7 Day Black & White Challenge and invited anyone who wants to participate to do so. I figured I’d give it a try. The rules are: Seven days. Seven black and white photos of your life. No people. No explanation.
Marilyn at Serendipity is participating in the 7 Day Black & White Challenge and invited anyone who wants to participate to do so. I figured I’d give it a try. The rules are: Seven days. Seven black and white photos of your life. No people. No explanation.
My husband took up the violin 3 years ago, after having learned to read music and play the piano in his 40’s, dropping it, and starting up again in his 60’s. He took to the violin quickly, considering how difficult an instrument it is to play. You must read the music, place your fingers on […]
Now that school has started I seem to be busy from the minute I wake up until I get home, and then busy with food shopping, cooking and cleaning. Adding to that is having one niece get married, and a nephew and another niece both get engaged. (They are all actually my great nieces and […]
When I saw today’s Dailypost prompt was Sting, three thoughts immediately came to mind. The first was The second was and the third was…
September 11th holds unforgettable meaning for those of us living in the United States. I live 15 minutes from New York City, making the World Trade Center- the Twin Towers, not a tourist attraction, but a part of the skyline I was able to see from a local highway, the towering size of the towers looming […]
School started this past week and my mornings are spent in a 2nd grade boys class. The teacher is male, not female. For background, last year my mornings were spent in a 1st grade boys class with a female teacher who is one of the most miserable people I have ever encountered. The daily level […]
Today is the first day of school. It’s not just the kids who are nervous, the teachers are too! I am starting my mornings in a new grade with a new teacher, and know there will be a “learning curve” until we get into a routine with each other. I am looking forward to seeing […]
It feels like Fall here already, the temps have dropped leaving a chill in the air, the sun rises later, and this past week I had 3 days of orientation for school. Absent from my blog this week not enough hours in the day it seems.Sad to see summer go, but looking forward to a […]
Hoboken is a city located on the Hudson River Waterfront in New Jersey, its unofficial nickname is the “Mile Square City”, but it actually covers about 1.25 square miles. The city was an integral part of the Port of New York and New Jersey and home to major industries for most of the 20th century. […]
This past weekend my husband and I visited The Cloisters in Manhattan. Here is a brief history from Wikipedia: The Cloisters is a museum in Upper Manhattan, New York City specializing in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts. Its early collection was built by the American sculptor, art dealer and collector George Grey Barnard, […]
The forecast for this morning was rain after 8 am, so at 6:30 I drove to a local park for my walk, hoping to take some photos along the way. I arrived to find the sun rising, just breaking through the clouds. I started my walk with the sun rising in the East and as […]
My husband and I were in the car driving, listening to the radio, when Mozart’ s Serenade 13 in G Major (Eine kleine Nachtmusik) came on the radio. In case you are not familiar, here it is. My mother immediately came to mind. I could picture her at the ironing board, her glass Pepsi bottle […]
ALL SEASONS is about any experience you may have during the season -the beautiful, the fun,weather, nature, and anything else. I love the summer, I don’t mind the heat, I prefer it over the cold of winter and even the chill of fall. I love the long days, when the sun is up early, the […]
The beach season has arrived and the weather has cooperated so that we were able to go twice this week. An hour and 1/4 drive and we leave the suburbs behind and arrive on the NJ shore, where the streets are lined with small bungalows and houses with large wrap around front porches. This year […]
It is a dreary and cold Monday morning here. It is June but my heat has come on in the house a few times over the past week because the morning temps are so cold. Yesterday we caught the early sunshine of the day and visited a beautiful garden on Long Island in New York. […]
Yesterday we visited the home of Gustav Stickley, a furniture maker in the Craftsman style during the early 1900’s. Here is some background: Gustav Stickley made popular the Craftsman style of furniture in the early 1900’s, a departure from ornate Victorian style. This new furniture reflected his ideals of simplicity, honesty in construction, and truth […]
Our Uncle Henry is 92. Up until about a year ago he was doing pretty well, a pain here, a pain there, but overall things were pretty good. Recently things have become more challenging with his moods, and for our Aunt, who is 90 but you’d never know it, life has become difficult. Their sons felt […]
I am sharing the following post written by my friend George, who writes a wonderful blog called The Off Key Of Life In his words: Five Things I read an article recently by Dr. Travis Bradberry who is the author of a bestselling book called Emotional Intelligence 2.0. In it, he speaks about how each of […]
I was out on my morning walk today, and was approaching a car parked in front of a house. As I approached, I could see a woman behind the wheel and a young pre teen or teenage girl in the passenger seat. The woman (mother) was looking at her phone and the young girl was […]
The temps hit 87 degrees on Sunday so my husband and I headed for the beach! What a treat to sit by the ocean in April. I walked to the edge of the water and found it to be FREEZING, but enjoyed it anyway. Here are some of the sights as we walked a round […]
The town I live in has long been on the frontlines of diversity. In the 1960s it was the first town in America to integrate its schools voluntarily. It is home to more than 20 synagogues, a Bahai temple, an Ethical Culture Society, an Islamic mosque, a Kingdom of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a Syrian Orthodox church, […]
I am sharing the following post written by my cousin, you can find the original here. An uplifting song written and sung by her daughter (and her band Iridesense) She writes; One Heart is all about diversity, and acceptance. It explores the reality of our differences. We all look differently on the outside. Different hair color, […]
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