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Monthly Archives: January 2008
Poetry Thursday
It’s a good thing Mom and Aunt Zona are such faithful Poetry Thursday participants because otherwise, I would never remember to post a poem. (And it was my idea to begin with!) Here’s a poem written by my former student … Continue reading
Trying
Living here in suburban Baltimore, it sometimes feels like there’s not much we can do to help the environment, be connected to our neighbors, or much else that Wendell Berry and others seem to promote – and which Nik and … Continue reading
Posted in KIOS
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H&G (shades of Sleepless in Seattle for you!)
Hello new purse! Thanks for bringing me into the fashionable world of slightly larger, two handled bags which seem to be all rage this season. I’m sorry that you’ll be out of fashion in another season because I’ll probably be … Continue reading
Posted in health and beauty, just for fun
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Poetry Thursday
Thanks for posting your beautiful poem Mom! (And thanks for the indirect reminder to post mine!) Here’s mine for this week: It’s a fairly sad children’s poem but I’m posting it this week because next week, I want to post … Continue reading
Posted in books, school
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How Mom spends her days, Take Two
Last year, I posted a list of what Mom did with her time (in the opinion of my students). Well, this year, we’ve arrived at the end of that unit again. So here’s this year’s batch of ideas. They were … Continue reading
No results yet
I didn’t get to go to the neurologist today because they didn’t get my referral from Kaiser Permanente in time. So I had to reschedule until Friday at 9:30 am. A little frustrating but oh well. At this point, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in health and beauty
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You can get a lot of stuff done if you stay up four hours longer than you usually do!
First, Nik and I took down the queen bed frame that was in my room and sort of set up my table. We were missing a few bolts. But we were able to get it functional at least, if not … Continue reading
Peace has come (at least to my school)
Last year, the Russians and the Hispanics HATED each other. I’m not exaggerating. It was a constant feud. We were constantly breaking up fights, mediating disagreements, and trying to tell both sides that they really were not all that different … Continue reading
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Poetry Thursdays
I don’t know if this is legal or not so this may be the last we ever see of Poetry Thursdays but, if I don’t get shut down by the Copyright Police, I’m hoping to post a poem every Thursday. … Continue reading
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Salmon and Souvlaki 