Making a list, 2010 edition

Happy New Year! Since, I’m not quite convinced we’re headed into a new decade (at least until next year) — Continue reading →

Monday music, 12.28.09

We’re travelling home from Christmas in Connecticut today — and have stopped our journey in Gettysburg. It’s funny how holidays Continue reading →

Monday music, 12.21.09

Spinning round, frantically checking off last minute tasks — the spirit of the season sucked into an orgy of ‘to Continue reading →

Monday music, 12.14.09

This isn’t my favorite Christmas carol… I’ll visit there next week. However, the lovely Silent Night conjures the season in Continue reading →

Monday music, 12.7.09

Sometimes, prose becomes poetry. In history, there are those small pieces of oratory that encapsulate a moment, words that transport Continue reading →

Monday music, 11.30.09

Do you remember when you first went away without your children? And it seemed as if every single person you Continue reading →

Dear Mr/Ms. Postperson, (…or thank you notes I didn’t send on Thursday)

Now don’t get me wrong, my life inspires profound gratitude — between work, my loves and the people and places Continue reading →

Monday music, 11.23.09

It’s time for Book Fair! Do you recall the Scholastic flyers that came home in our backpacks as kids? Circling Continue reading →