First Draft Complete -- Woo Hoo!

First, I’d like to thank all my blogging friends who continue to stop here and say hello, even though I’ve been absent from most of your own...

Larry's Adventure at the Salerni House

My husband's in California for 2 weeks, in a training module for his new employer. The washer broke down, and after a maddening snafu w...

A Promising Start!

It will probably come as no surprise that I enjoy teaching writing to my 5th graders. However, grading writing can be a drag. Nothing kil...

To Kindle or Not To Kindle ...

... That is the question. I want one, of course. Books downloaded instantly … an entire library to carry with me on vacation … I even thou...

The Foreigner

On Friday night, my husband and I attended a performance of The Foreigner by Larry Shue at The Players Club of Swarthmore . We knew absolu...

Charmed

I received a beautiful present in the mail this week from Aine’s Realm – a charm bracelet inspired by We Hear the Dead . Isn’t it lovely? ...

Dark Roller Coasters

Apparently, I get a thrill out of not knowing where I’m going. I never knew this about myself. I thought I liked to be completely in contro...

The Diabetes Lottery

Friends and fellow bloggers, I’d like to introduce you to my cousin, Bob Abernethy , who recently joined the blogosphere. The impetus for B...

My Daughter, ZeldaGirl

There’s a reason Dread Daughter #1 doesn’t often appear on my blog. She’s too busy building her own online presence – something I only appr...

One Wicked Plant

This spring, on an impulse visit to a nearby nursery, I bought a rather pretty plant for my upper pond. It was a water hyacinth, which floa...

Quiz Answers and Contest Winners

Thanks to everyone who participated in my 100 Blog Followers Contest – and extra thanks to people who Tweeted or Blogged about the contest! ...

Last Day to Enter and Random Reflections

This is me, after 4 days of teaching, trying to write a blog post. Yeah, I’m wiped. But I do know this. Today is the last day to enter my ...

The Practice Room

School’s in session! I like my class: they're smart and well-spoken and good-looking, too! (I know they can use Google, and they’re gonn...