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18 and loss

May 14th, 2014 · Comments Off on 18 and loss · 100 Days Project, Education, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning, travel, Work

I just figured out this morning one of the deep feelings I’m having about retirement from this amazing job of teaching I’ve had – at this place, 15 years, and in total, a career in the world of teaching for almost 40!   It’s the feeling of loss. Like all humans, loss is an inevitable piece […]

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19 and a last – at last…

May 13th, 2014 · Comments Off on 19 and a last – at last… · 100 Days Project, College students, Education, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning, travel, Work

I’ve been really reluctant to say “the last this…the last that….the last time…,” etc. in regards to my retirement.  It’s like saying my four month European trip for sabbatical was a “trip of a lifetime.”  The trip was certainly amazing, and some parts, okay maybe, many parts, cannot be repeated – but I never planned […]

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73 and counting…

March 20th, 2014 · Comments Off on 73 and counting… · 100 Days Project, Books, Musings, Reading, retirement, Site Seeing, Teaching & Learning, time, travel, Work

How did I get from 83 to 73?  Easy!  First, somehow I mis-counted by a few days, but more importantly, I took a break.  I went on a Spring Break trip!  Another “last,” I suppose.   I understand in retirement time runs a bit differently.  But, for this semester, I’m still on an academic calendar and […]

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87 days and spring

March 8th, 2014 · Comments Off on 87 days and spring · 100 Days Project, Garden, Museums, Musings, photo of the week, retirement, Site Seeing, travel

I spent the day enjoying the bulb shows at both Smith College and Mt. Holyoke College.  The first packed like sardines, the second quiet, smaller and both delightful.  A wonderful reminder that spring is arriving, especially appreciated after the harsh winter we have endured. Outside the greenhouses, much snow and ice still needs to melt.   […]

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99 days, and I am counting.

February 23rd, 2014 · Comments Off on 99 days, and I am counting. · Education, family, Musings, My Goals, retirement, Teaching & Learning, travel, Work

And, I suppose why not?  Some of the feelings up to this point – particularly as I was making the news known to my colleagues – were mixed.  It still feels mixed on occasion.  I really shall miss the teaching, and the privilege of watching the growth, of my students.  I will not miss what […]

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