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Tag Archives: Colorado
Our Birthday Traditions
Following in the footsteps of my parents, we phoned our daughter first thing today and sang Happy Birthday. She and her friends are off on a short trip to RI. My parents lived in Colorado in a different time zone … Continue reading
Oops! With Love and Humor!
The new quarter at the university meant new classrooms. As a German professor, I was accustomed to welcoming students speaking in German. With an armload of books and papers, I entered the room, put my belongings on the empty … Continue reading
Posted in humor, life's lessons, love, teaching a new quarter, teaching German
Tagged Colorado, cookbook, green beans, grilling, new quarter, squash, university teaching
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Chuckling at My End of the Pond
My Dad subscribed to the “screwdriver method” of removing dandelions. As a retiree caring for his Kentucky blue grass lawn in Colorado, he would grab a long screwdriver, sit in the yard and patiently and painstakingly push that screwdriver parallel … Continue reading
Climb on the Buckboard!
Joining the ranks of Wild West cowboys we only knew from books, we moved from Massachusetts to Colorado as three young sisters with a fourth on the way. We donned Cowboy boots, hats, square dance skirts, and moccasins too. We … Continue reading
Nana’s Pies
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and I recall my mother’s flaky pie crusts and tasty pies. Blueberry, apple and pumpkin to name a few. She learned from her mother, my Nana Mooney. Admittedly, I love cooking and won the … Continue reading
Music Colors My Life!
Musical notes, beats, rests, keys, sharps, flats, major, minor, staff, treble clef, bass clef, rhythms, voices, moods, time signatures, adagio, allegro, forte, chant, chamber, carols, classical, dynamics, fermata, leitmotifs, sonata, staff, concerto, tones, voices – all this and more characterize … Continue reading
Posted in award ceremonies, food for the soul, German, international language, music teachers, musical forms, role models, video conferences
Tagged Colorado, German-American Society of Central New York, goosebumps, interdisciplinary projects, international language, Massachusetts, music improvisation, piano, power of music, role models, singing
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Nature’s Entertainment
Living in suburbia with protected wetlands nearby provides a myriad of entertainment. Over the years we have had strange, unexpected encounters. The big fat frog in the flowerpot or little bunnies scampering hither and fro, eating us out of our … Continue reading
Posted in birdsong, deer, joy, nature, snakes
Tagged bunnies, chipmunks, Colorado, entertainment, frogs, Massachusetts, skunks, squirrels, suburbia
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Thank You, Mom!
Each April brings reminders of her. I was preparing for my second Fulbright teaching exchange to the former East Berlin. My mother died April 26, 1994, in Colorado so I flew out for the funeral and to help in close … Continue reading
Posted in April memories, Fulbrights to Germany, gratitude, Mother
Tagged Colorado, death, Europe, fond memories, Germany, giving thanks, Massachusetts, Renaissance woman
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Celebrating Life
The day was overcast and cool when people gathered for the funeral. A group of voices sang in remembrance. It was the end of April and shortly before her next birthday in May when my mother left this earthly life. … Continue reading
Posted in love, Mom, near-death experience
Tagged Colorado, funeral Mass, love, Massachusetts, memories, mother, Renaissance woman
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