I’m in love. Really, I am. And I’m not ashamed to admit it. With the beginning of the school year has come a flood of affection for my students, the odd and extraordinary creatures who populate my life. After an evening of hosting ten of them in my home, I can only pass on to […]
September Fifth Happy birthday… …I miss you.
(If you’re reading this on Facebook, please click on the following link to see this post correctly!https://www.xanga.com/serenitymine )It’s official: the year has started and I’m onboard for the ride. It began as it always does, with students who simply CANNOT be seniors (I refuse to believe it!) marching their countries’ flags into the auditorium for […]
(If you’re reading this on Facebook, please click on the following link in order to see it “right”!)https://www.xanga.com/serenitymine There’s something strange that happens to me nearly every time I return to Germany after a summer away. Those of you who know me well might not be too surprised by the weirdness of this, but those […]
(NOTE: If you’re reading this on Facebook, please click on this link to see it right! https://www.xanga.com/serenitymine ) I’m sure you’re all familiar with a painting called “American Gothic,” by Grant Wood. You’ve seen it before, right? Well, I was going through some of my mom’s old pictures the other day, and I came upon what […]
(NOTE: If you’re reading this on Facebook, please click on this link to see it right! https://www.xanga.com/serenitymine ) You’re heard the classic song, right? “Reunited, and it feels so good”? I like the song for two reasons: 1. It sticks to the brain, which, with my rising age, is a plus. No Teflon for […]
Here’s what I think… and I really, really mean it. I’ve thought about it long and hard… ..hard and long… and the long and the short of it is– quite simply and quite unequivocally (and I say this with utter confidence in my diagnostic, cognitive and intuitive skills): Chipmunks are cute. There. I said it. […]
I was out wogging along the creek a couple days ago, minding my own business, when I looked up and saw an eagle fly by. Yup, and eagle. Bald head and all. But in Port Franks, Ontario?! Now those of you who have been following this blog for a while know that my wogging has […]
Well, it seems everyone else has posted their wedding pictures, including the bride’s dad, so I guess there’s really no need for me to refrain anymore! So…in addition to the pics posted in my last entry (below) and the numerous ones on my Facebook website, you can see more of the pre-, peri-, and post-wedding […]
Those aren’t generally related conditions, I realize, but in my case they’re very much connected! Here’s the deal: my dear friend Renee asked me to be the pseuso-photographer for the initial stages of the day on which her daughter Tabitha became Tabitha Fultz. The “real” photographer came a bit later, as he was being paid […]