At the Farmer’s Market this morning, someone asked me, after beginning with the comment that I didn’t have to answer if it was too personal, how was I feeling about this transition to my self-identity in this concept of retiring? What a good question! I’m not sure. I know that I’ve asked several retirees about […]
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92 days and a question
March 1st, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Children, Grandparents, Musings, My Goals, retirement, time, Work
Tags: aging·conversations·grandparent·passion·retirement·time·Work
98 days and a Sunday
February 23rd, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, Education, Musings, retirement, Work
I’m looking forward to a Sunday, many of them actually, when I don’t have to spend the afternoon preparing for classes! What will I do when I have no homework to read, lesson plans to write, and organizing of a briefcase to do? I have had the good fortune to breakfast once a semester with […]
Tags: blogging·college·conversations·learning·retirement·teaching
October 28th, 2013 · No Comments · Education, Important People, Musings, Quote of the Week, Teaching & Learning
“The human mind is inspired enough when it comes to inventing horrors; it is when it tries to invent a Heaven that it shows itself cloddish.” Evelyn Waugh The “Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keiller” reports that today is this author’s birthday, and provides us with this quote. Just this past week, I’ve been having some […]
Tags: conversations·costumes·cute·cuteness·Evelyn Waugh·Halloween·human mind·quote·Writer's Almanac
Cuba Sojourn – Day 5
February 12th, 2013 · No Comments · Cuba, Dance, eating, Education, Food, Important People, Learning Spanish, Museums, Musings, photo of the week, Site Seeing, travel
I realized that I have skipped over a wonderful art studio and walking to dinner adventure that took place, but I’m saving those as they deserve their own posts! So, let’s continue our account of our stay in Cuba: This morning, more gorgeous weather (weather is on my mind as in the last four days, […]
Tags: classic cars·conversations·cuba·dance·danzon·farmacia·learning·pharmacy·school children·travel
100 Day Project – Finished
January 29th, 2012 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Musings, My Goals, Teaching & Learning
100 Day Project — Finished Well, I do have to admit defeat – at least in terms of being able to blog for 100 days in a row. I made it to 66 days spread over about 90 days (including weekends). I learned a lot. I learned I do have something to write about – […]
Tags: aging·conversations·learning·time·Work