I’ve been wrestling with finding time to write. Here is part of a larger reflection that I am working on. The Quilt When I began my career at this school there was a tradition of having new teachers speak at an all school gathering to introduce themselves to the school community. I am not sure…
Category: Memory and Story
Pinks
My oldest daughter is in a teen circus ensemble at The Actors Gymnasium. She’s in this bridge line. I know which one she is. But her pink spandex costume needs alteration; it’s just a bit wide. Today I am elected to alter the spandex. I have some sewing skills, yes, but my sewing machine is…
Alice and Jesse
Blog stats are interesting things. I noticed that a search today was for the lyrics to Alice and Jesse, a song on my “these always make Kate cry” list. So as a public service, and because I can find them no other place – I have transcribed the lyrics. Of course, in the process,the song…
An Abundance of Abundance
Last night’s gathering at our home and a comment about fireflies from Michael Doyle over at Science Teacher put some pieces together for me this morning. Hosting Last evening we hosted a welcome potluck for the students from Japan that are visiting my daughter’s school and their host families. We had twenty families and their…
If I had a theme song
I have a little music supervisor in my head that plays music while I read books. The first book I really remember this happening for was The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the album Teaser and the Firecat by Cat Stevens played in my room and my head, and to this day I hear…
Meme Mash Up: 7 things and Music
Seven things You Might Not Know About My (Musical) Taste Clay Burell, was tagged for the Seven Things You Might Not Know About Me meme – but felt he had “been there/done that” with an Eight Things meme not too long back. So, he “fiddl[ed] with this one for the sake of self-pleasuring” (he really…
40 years ago -1969
I was in the 5th grade. Things seemed pretty scary. We had survived 1968. Assassinations, marches, the Chicago Convention. We had yet to experience the horror of Kent State. On Jan. 20, Richard Milhous Nixon was sworn in as the nation’s 37th President. I had the same out of body feeling years ago that I…
7 things meme
Like Kelly Christopherson I haven’t officially been tagged on this one, but with two open invitations from plurk friends, I’m guessing that I shouldn’t worry and just jump in. So, seven things that you don’t know about me: I love to sing. If I could just figure out how to wrap it into my day…
Cross Posting – Pie Wisdom
This was originally posted on my family food blog, but I thought that I should have it here as well. If you’ve already read this there, please pardon the redundancy: Paul C over at quoteflections asks: What is your skill which has been developed through practice and experience? You have respect for this skill and…
Provisioning in Bermuda
This post is the first in a series about the year I spent (fall 1985-August 1986) as the cook/stewardess/deckhand on the Jubliee, a 75″ sloop. When you shop for food, supplies, and stores on a boat it is called provisioning. Provisioning is a snap, really, when you are traveling shorter passages (three to five days),…
Living on the Lip of Insanity 