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Redo! March 3, 1940

I just updated a post from a while ago with more pictures that I put together with the date. Here they are again: Sunday, March 3rd, 1940 We slept till nine this morning. Had breakfast and Ernie, Jakey, and I went skiing. The hill was quite steep. I swore I wouldn’t go down it but…

Restructuring

It’s such a relief to be back on this blog and to be working on this project. So where have I been since midway through last April? Many of my excuses are: life! I love my job and it keeps me busy. There are all the other regular things as well to keep me running….

Lost Communication

The anniversary is approaching and I am feeling a bit raw. I’m surprised at this. I keep reminding myself of the full life she lead, of how it was her time to go and of how it’s ok to feel sorrow but I can focus on those good, sweet memories as well. But I just…

Thankful to Be Back, and for Other Things

Hello. I have been away for so long. An explanation, really just a list of excuses, is forthcoming. The important part: I want back in! Of course, I don’t know if I can keep my word and keep posting on a regular basis. But I want back in!!! I decided to post a quick piece…

Babu: 1918-2018

It is with an extremely heavy heart that I post this update. In fact, I’ve been avoiding it for two and a half weeks. We have lost Babu. She was a hundred and a half and she went peacefully and quickly. It’s been a hard holiday and long December. I’m in the process of healing…

Update :)

Hello everyone! I want to let you know that things are going well and Babu is doing wonderful. Babu has had no change in her health, we are still watching dance videos together at night, and she and Stella are still the best of friends. (She got to see today how excited Stella gets when…

Just a Little Update :)

On Friday I got news. I am hired for for an ELA teaching position at a new school in a town close to me. It is a small school, thirty kids, and they have social emotional diagnoses. These are not easy students to work with as trauma and mental health issues can make giving instruction…

The Alphabet Haiku Challenge: Aquatic

Here is a little Haiku break, alphabetically. I didn’t think I could do it, but I did! So far, anyway. I stopped by the blog, Dark Side of the Moon, check back on Sunday for the Sunday Share!, and I accepted the Alphabet Haiku challenge. I’m a bit late to the game, but here we…

Photo Challenge

I have taken up a ten day photo challenge starting August 1st hosted by: Cassia Elizabeth Her blog is called a Little Bit of Everything and it is a lovely place. The picture prompts are intriguing in their one word simplicity and I’m excited to get it going! I’m going to keep the prompts a…

Searching for Stanley: Part Two

A cemetery can haunt you. I visited two days ago and I cannot get that place out of my mind. I’m processing…well, the meaning of life and death, I guess. I certainly want to do more research and go back and spend some more time. As I alluded to in yesterday’s post, Stanley was not…

Retro Wednesday: The Great New England Airshow

A rumble, kind of a cracking rumble. A kind of cracking, tearing, rumble. And then it is out from behind the clouds, overhead, and then gone. Fighter planes and stunt men, and much, much more, put on quite a quite a show at Westover Airforce Base this weekend. What could be better than standing on…