Today in the United States we recognize the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and his major contributions to the Civil Rights movement. Last week in my first grade class we spent a good deal of time learning about Martin Luther King Jr. We read a few books about him, we watched a youtube video […]
The letters of the alphabet abound in New York City
Yesterday we had pouring rain showers most of the day. Every now and then the sun would break through, but then the rain would come again, and the sky would turn gray. My husband and I had an hours drive to a wedding, and just as we left the house the skies opened once again with […]
Buildings abound in New York City. When stepping out of The Port Authority Bus Terminal the facade of The New York Times Building greets you from across the street, it’s grid work unlike anything found on other buildings. Head South and what once was the tallest building in the world, The Empire State building’s spire […]
I pulled into the parking lot at work yesterday, the temperature a mere 21 degrees, and was met by the sound of birds gathering in an apple tree, munching on those that were left. It was early and the sky still not fully light, the tree standing out in silhouette. My day turned out to […]
It seems I am always writing about death and grief, but what better place than my blog to “get it out of my system”- so I hope you will bear with me. I lost a friend last night, unexpectedly and out of the blue. She was not old, only 67. We became friendly about 2 […]
School let out early today, which allowed me almost an hour of daylight I don’t normally get in the afternoon! Even though it is December, the temperature was 61 and it was raining- thankfully way too warm for snow to make an appearance. Undeterred by the light drizzle I headed straight to my favorite pond […]
I had dinner with my BFF the other night, and we were talking once again, about how disconcerting it is to think about how our chronological age does not match our mental age. Mental age being how old we think we are, which we both still think is about 25. Having known each other since […]
Just had to share this post from one of my blogging friends, made me smile ear to ear Source: Take your Cockatoo to Work with you
The temperatures here in the Northeastern United States have been “unseasonably warm” this year. I don’t know the reason and it really doesn’t matter- I am clicking my heels together everyday about it and though sorry I haven’t been able to pull out the wool turtlenecks I love, I am not that sorry. My husband […]
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This year I started working a full day in the school where I am an assistant teacher, which meant eating lunch in school. At the beginning of the year some of the other assistant teachers invited me to join them for lunch, they eat in an empty classroom in school. They are all my age, […]
It’s cold outside, the trees are mostly bare, and as much as I can’t take the cold I can’t take sitting indoors when the sky is a brilliant blue and the sun is shining! I grabbed the camera, put on my convertible mittens that allow for my fingers to push the shutter, and off I went! […]
I pulled up my kitchen shade this morning to find fog had blanketed the entire sky. It is fairly warm for the end of November here in the Northeast and I assume the cold overnight now mixing with the warmth of morning brought all the fog. I liked that it enveloped the trees, the yellow […]
There is an email listserve in the town where I live where people can post messages looking for rides, making community announcements, selling things they no longer need, getting recommendations for where to buy things or what repairman they can call to fix something. There are about 3000 people who subscribe to it, and I […]
My husband and I went out for brunch this Sunday with our Aunt & Uncle, who are 88 and 91, and my husband’s step sister and brother in law who are in their early 80’s. His sister was in visiting from Israel, we have not seen her in 2 years, and our Aunt and Uncle live […]
My husband and I took a walk Sunday in a local nature preserve, taking advantage of the beautiful November day. The leaves were mostly gone from the trees, forcing me to realize winter was truly approaching. I thought I saw movement within the trees we were walking through, it was hard to tell for sure […]
Thanksgiving is fast approaching here in the United States, magazines filled with recipes and many newspapers articles and the internet bemoaning the opening of stores on Thanksgiving day at 6PM, rather than waiting until “Black Friday” to open their doors. Growing up we always had “traditional” family gatherings, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents. We alternated years between […]
At the end of the school day today one of my students, a 5th grade girl, handed me this She told me she drew me and then went on to tell me ” You always look so pretty” Needless to say I was very touched and smiled for the rest of what had started out […]
I love to shop. I love wandering through a department store, touching the fabrics as I go, taking in the array of colors, the different styles, the shelves piled high with sweaters in every color of the rainbow. I enjoy finding a skirt I like and going in search of a top to match it. I usually […]
Lois over at On Pets and Prisoners, a blog I highly recommend you check out if you haven’t already, has invited me to participate in the Three Day Quote Challenge. Here is my choice for day 3. My nephew the budding photographer serving as background for the quote.
Lois over at On Pets and Prisoners, a blog I highly recommend you check out if you haven’t already, has invited me to participate in the Three Day Quote Challenge. Here is my pick for day two. (photo credits to me!)
Lois over at On Pets and Prisoners, a blog I highly recommend you check out if you haven’t already, has invited me to participate in the Three Day Quote Challenge. For this challenge I need to: Thank the blogger who nominated me. Thank you, Lois Publish 3 quotes on 3 consecutive days on my blog. It […]
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