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Category Archives: Uncategorized
Together
Being informed and proactive in the face of the covid-19 crisis yet remaining calm is not simple. It is difficult. Healthcare providers are in our thoughts and prayers as they work under extreme circumstances surrounding the virus. We make adjustments … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged at risk persons, collaborate, coordinate, coronavirus, prayers, washing hands
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Making Bread by Hand!
Year six of 4-H foods was making yeast bread from scratch by hand. Dad watched me as I kneaded the dough, pushing it four times with the base of my hand and finally rotating it quarter turn. Sometimes I added … Continue reading
Posted in 4-H Foods Year Six project, allowing dough to rise, knead the dough, Polish bakery, Uncategorized, yeast bread by hand
Tagged bake, brush with egg whites, divide into loaves, eat sliced with butter, fresh smell of bread baking, lightly grease the bowl, making yeast bread by hand, punch dough down
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Social Graces
During my years in Germany, I learned about the social graces expected of me. I am speaking of the skills used to interact politely in social situations which include manners, etiquette, deportment, fashion and refinement. Basically, I discovered that being … Continue reading
Posted in German etiquette, gift giving, flowers, continental-style eating, titles, shaking hands, greetings, Uncategorized
Tagged culture in Germany, flowers, Germany, greetings in shops, hand-shaking, invitations to German homes, social graces, teaching, using utensils to eat; titles, writing thank you cards
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Life
Life flows, cascades, and splashes, on. Roars, then slows and becomes quiet. Endless blue, cloudless skies, watch the waters below and quench our thirst. Above now, spindly swaying branches and leaves , fast-moving clouds emerge and portend an impending storm. … Continue reading
Posted in meaning, water, sky, rainbow, wax and wane, Uncategorized
Tagged life's meaning, nature, rainbows, rivers, shelter, storms, tranquility, waterfalls
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Bumpy Hair?
As life-long learners, we often acquire new job skills. Parenting skills are usually gained “on the job.” Along the journey, I learned how to trim hair and teach a sixth grader how to correctly tie a tie. As a … Continue reading
3 Sisters and 25 Snowmen
Every winter there was magic in the winter air when we had a big snowfall in Sturbridge, Massachusetts where our father built our house on Cedar Street. We children loved all the land and hills on our property where … Continue reading
Posted in Old Sturbridge Village, winter, Massachusetts, snowmen, A Past Worth Telling, outdoor play, video games, obesity, technology, education, Uncategorized
Tagged building snowmen, carefree play, healthy body and mind, high school classrooms, horseshoe nail rings, Massachusetts, Old Sturbridge Village, sledding, Upstate New York
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The Magic Shopping Cart
As a Fulbright Exchange teacher, I learned that I had to be flexible in teaching and in living abroad and was no stranger to Germany, but the 1994-95 year found me living as a single parent in a high rise … Continue reading
Posted in grocery shopping in Germany, East Berlin, shopping cart on wheels, glass bottles, store hours, checkout practices, Uncategorized
Tagged big city versus suburban living, checkout and self bagging, Fulbright year in Berlin, German restaurants, glass bottles, grocery shopping, public transportation, shopping cart on wheels, shopping hours
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