Do you sometimes need a pick me up? In this time of staying at home and staying away from people, you may find you need a pick me up more often than you used to. I have found music can definitely soothe the soul and it can definitely lift my mood! From The Osmonds to Wham I have always loved ...
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Not a Day Goes By
Every year the day comes. It comes whether I want it to come or not. The day I wish I could skip because, even with time, the details and feelings of the day do not diminish. I am overcome with sadness, even as each year ticks by. I can still remember every detail of the ...
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Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning?
September 11, 2001 Where were you when the world stopped turning? September 11, 2001.
When I was a teacher, I shared my memories and the history of this day with classes of students who were not even born yet. And, as we face each anniversary, more and more Americans are of an age where ...
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The Last First Day
Originally posted in August 2014, Updated August 2020 This weekend was spent taking Sarah back to school. She is going into her senior year at the University of San Diego. The fact that I am saying her SENIOR year is somewhat difficult for me. Where has the time gone? It seems like yesterday ...
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Open a Window
For the past 25 years, I have observed the first day of school in one way or another. That first “first” day was my daughter’s beginning of Pre-School. The years that followed took us through Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle, High School and College. These years also included all my first ...
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Visiting Hughendon Manor
Visiting the National Trust Site The Country Home of British Diplomat Benjamin Disraeli Hughendon is the country of home of Queen Victoria's Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli. Disraeli and his wife, Mary Ann, enjoyed the home for over 30 years. When you enter the home on the ground ...
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