Monthly Archives: September 2015

Dear Reader: I remember when I was presenting social studies workshops around the state, particularly for third grade teachers, their biggest challenge was teaching time (and its relevance to the present) to eight-year-olds…with little or no concept of time. I … Continue reading →

            Dear Reader: I had a personal “mini”  epiphany the other day concerning the word “rest.” In an English dictionary the word “rest” has many different meanings. “Rest” can be a noun or a verb…action or … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: You know it’s Fall…when you start dreaming of breakfast for supper! It’s something about the cooler weather that brings back an appetite for a cool night, hot meal…and there is nothing better to fulfill that desire… than a … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When I returned home from Conway Sunday afternoon I opened up all my new windows and let this luscious cool weather into my home. The old house seemed to shudder with surprise and delight. It had been decades … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: In one of the last interviews Irish poet and philosopher, John O’Donohue, participated in… called ” “The Inner Landscape  of Beauty” (before his untimely death) he made the challenging statement and personal revelation that “beauty is a human … Continue reading →

      Dear Reader: Haven’t we all, throughout periods in our lives, looked around and felt that we were somehow “stunted” in our growth…whether personally, chronologically, or professionally? Everyone else seems to have a purpose and goal and we … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: It had been awhile…at least a couple of years…since I had gone to Conway and suddenly (Saturday afternoon) I found myself noticing different things along the same route I always took. I almost missed the turn to Jamestown … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When Robert Frost wrote, his now immortal words, “Before I built a wall I’d ask to know…What I was walling in or walling out” …he acknowledged a very personal dilemma we all face in our lives…setting boundaries for … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: This quote from Madeleine L’Engle made me pause and reflect on all the stages of my life, but especially my childhood, yesterday. As I studied photos of my childhood, from old, dusty albums, I realized that some of … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: What is it about certain items that have the power to draw us to them, like a magnet, both separately and together? If I could re-create the world for one day and night…I would add lanterns to everyone’s … Continue reading →