Tag Archives: Colorado

Mr. Robin Paid a Visit!

Posted on January 28, 2022 by maryannniemczura

My, my, my. Mr. Robin popped by! One slight problem: our lawn is buried under one foot of snow. It is still coming down. We do have a sparse few berries where you sheltered all puffed up due to the … Continue reading →

Posted in birdfeeder, coastal blizzard, Nor'easter, robin | Tagged apple tree, berry bushes, Colorado, snow, suet, woodpecker | 2 Comments

Speaking of Libraries

Posted on January 7, 2022 by maryannniemczura

Many moons ago my Dad drove me to college, kissed me and said he would see me again at Christmas. We lived about two and one half hours south. By comparison, I have heard other parents speak of bringing … Continue reading →

Posted in Norlin Library, George Norlin, University of Colorado Boulder, Who Knows Only His Own Generation Remains Always aA Child | Tagged Colorado, Enter Here The Timeless Fellowship Of The Human Spirit, German graduate study, Massachusetts, snow | 16 Comments

How Was School Today?

Posted on September 10, 2021 by maryannniemczura

After sitting down to dinner with my parents at either head of the table, our Dad would ask this question after we finished saying Grace together before our shared meal. Memories flooded my mind as I observed how silent our … Continue reading →

Posted in dinner table talk, education, saying Grace, school | Tagged Colorado, Fulbright Year, generation to generation, Germany, Herr Bode, Massachusetts, parent teacher organization, planting seeds | 17 Comments

Our Birthday Traditions

Posted on July 31, 2020 by maryannniemczura

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 →

Posted in birthday grasshopper, birthday traditions, card with enclosure, sing Happy Birthday | Tagged Colorado, following in footsteps, singing Happy Birthday, the birthday child, Upstate NY | 25 Comments

Oops! With Love and Humor!

Posted on June 26, 2020 by maryannniemczura

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 | 17 Comments

Chuckling at My End of the Pond

Posted on June 21, 2019 by maryannniemczura

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 →

Posted in bouquets, dandelions, Kentucky blue grass in Colorado, organic dandelion greens, retirees | Tagged "screwdriver method", BBQ, Colorado, corn gluten meal, green thumb, how to remove dandelions, mow often, mulch, pickle, poach | 19 Comments

Climb on the Buckboard!

Posted on November 9, 2018 by maryannniemczura

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 →

Posted in buckboard, Colorado State Fair, pioneers, Prague, roots and tree branches, Yankee | Tagged Belmont, Colorado, creating cowgirls, explorers, from East to West, Germany, Massachusetts, pioneers, renegades and rebels, square dance dresses, square dances | 29 Comments

Nana’s Pies

Posted on November 17, 2017 by maryannniemczura

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 →

Posted in Colorado, family, Thanksgiving, recipe, Thanksgiving dinner, pie, memories, turkey, homemade pies, Nana Mooney, Thanksgiving | Tagged apple pie, blueberry pie, Colorado, family board games, flaky piecrust, Nana's pies, Pueblo, pumpkin pie, Thanksgiving dinner | 4 Comments

Happy Birthday, Dad!

Posted on November 3, 2017 by maryannniemczura

Our family celebrates birthdays with a cake and candles and a Happy Birthday song, even after our loved ones are no longer with us. Today’s post is a remembrance of my Dad and also my Mom for rearing me … Continue reading →

Posted in birthdays, Fulbright Teacher Exchange, Fulbrights to Germany, Heidelberg, study in Germany, World Sunday Mass | Tagged "do not open until airborne" letter, Colorado, Fulbright Year, German phone booth, remembering Dad, studying in Heidelberg Germany, university system in Germany | 26 Comments

Music Colors My Life!

Posted on September 8, 2017 by maryannniemczura

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 | 15 Comments