or is it climate change? I blame my lack of underwear today on whatever you want to call it. It’s a sound piece of advice in my family to own three weeks of underwear – with this in mind (or drawer) — no matter the state of the rest of your clothes (given you hang […]
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Shaker Forum on a Sunday
April 5th, 2009 · Comments Off on Shaker Forum on a Sunday · Communal Societies, Shaker, travel
Today was the last day of the Spring Forum on the Shakers hosted by Enfield Shaker Museum that I talked about yesterday. I promised a few pictures: so here they are. Today was a terrific breakfast (the food this weekend was fabulous!), followed by a walking tour of the Great Stone Dwelling, with an organ […]
Shaker Spring Forum
April 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Communal Societies, Shaker, Site Seeing, travel, Uncategorized
I sit typing in a room used since 1857 as a spiritual meeting place by the Shakers of this community. How fascinating to sit in the middle of this room using wireless and a laptop in a space once used to observe one’s spiritual beliefs. I sit and imagine how odd it feels and wonder […]
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Cape Cod and the Learning Community Ladies
October 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Children, Musings, travel, Work
It’s taken me a few days to get to the blog; but last weekend I enjoyed what has become a yearly reunion of some great women who once taught and worked together at a school called the Learning Community (no website, but if you Google it, you will find descriptions and location for today). It’s […]
Tags: Books·Cape Cod·Learning Community·NAEYC·No Child Left Behind·Obama·school
On the road again, and again, and again
August 12th, 2008 · Comments Off on On the road again, and again, and again · travel
Tomorrow morning we leave for a quick trip to Denver Colorado to visit with hubby’s 85 year old father and siblings. Long story, but in the last 10 years, they’ve all moved out there. It’s only until Saturday, but another long story, not my favorite way to spend time. Someday I should post the cruise […]
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