Say It’s Only a Paper Moon…
Indeed. . . .What a great weekend. Friday night, we kicked things off at the Paper Moon Diner, which is like no other restaurant in Baltimore (or anywhere else I’ve been, for that matter). Things got a little pricey when we started adding on fries and drinks, as is the case anywhere else, but the [...]
Happy Summer!
Hello, World. . . . The rush of the school year’s end collided with getting ready to teach grad school, and when I looked up today and took a breath, I realized that I had not blogged in a good while. Shame, shame, shame. I think, though, that as I gear up for my book [...]
Hunting Down Wasckly Wabbits…
My goodness, I do believe there is hope yet. Beyond my wildest imagination, I witnessed something today that I thought could never happen again–especially in my own back yard (figuratively speaking, of course). But there they were, all three of them, laughing their heads off as if they were in hour three of the mega-Disney [...]
Manic Monday
Monday greetings to you all: I had a power weekend in many ways, where I was filled with energy from 20 other teachers on Saturday during a 7-hour writing workshop–our first of 21 that will conclude on July 20. There is no greater feeling than being surrounded by like-minded folks who have strong, healthy attitudes [...]
Bypassing Flickr
First attempt at bringing my blog back to life with pictures. Maddie joins us below as she works on a very important project at school… To get this photo in the blog entry, I simply uploaded it from my desktop…something I can do on my PC laptop but not from my Mac, for some reason. [...]
Happy Friday!
Happy Friday, all! This weekend, I’ve got a mix of pleasures on my plate, but the one thing I’m looking most forward to is spending a little more time with the intricacies of my blog. For some reason, I’ve lost the ability to add images to my entries, so I have to send candy and [...]
brief update: 8 days in april
All: The Saturday before Easter Sunday, my mother-in-law died suddenly in her apartment. Two days later, we moved my own mother out of her house and into my brother’s home, as she is not able to care for herself. Five days later, fire ripped through the motel behind our house, killing a well-known tenant of [...]
Friday Fill-In no. 1
Well, Janet’s the inspiration once again! Thanks to her, I’m motivated to play along…After reading my list, be sure to visit her site as well and drop a good word or two! 1. My favorite thing in an Easter basket is…definitely chocolate over jelly beans. The best non-chocolate thing I’ve ever received has been a [...]
The Thrill of the Move
Nearly 9 years: I think this is the longest stretch of time I’ve gone without moving. When I moved out of (and then returned to) my childhood home during college, I began a sojourner’s life, living in 17 different homes in a 13-year period. I lived in wonderful places, with wonderful people, for various reasons [...]
spam, changes & challenges
so I’m relaxing about this whole blog thing. Mom’s hanging in there. She is doing the best she can with all things considered. I will go into more detail in another post… I realized this morning that I just need to relax. Not worry about the eloquence of my posts and just use my blog [...]
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