What Bugs You? For some people near and dear to me it’s, well, bugs. Little, often harmless insects can do no good in our house! Why they choose to come to us is beyond me. They are uninvited and unwelcome, and frankly, stand the chance of being annihilated by daring to cross our threshold, perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in March 2013 …
To Nap or Not To Nap?
I count it as a certainty that in paradise, everyone naps. -Tom Hodgkinson, British writer and editor of The Idler Judging from the way my family feels about napping, this must be true. Time spent in the comforting refuge of bed and blankets, head cradled by pillow or arms and legs wrapped ’round a pillow, somnolent … Continue reading
Three Wishes
If you could have three wishes, what would you wish for? Oooh, this is a tough question. There are so many possibilities from which to choose, and the only limit is your imagination. It’s a little like, “If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?” Immediately I believe that I would … Continue reading
Sixty Seconds of Happiness
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. Looking at it that way, you have to wonder why anyone would want to hold onto anger! Sure, you can’t always avoid or prevent being angry; our bodies are wired to respond in any number of ways to stress and challenge, anger being … Continue reading
A Good Egg Is Hard To Find
“Honey, what do you know about making hard boiled eggs?” My husband wanted to boil a few to add to some leftover pickled beet juice. “Well, I know you can add vinegar to the water – that’s supposed to do something.” I told him that I could check one of my recipe books. “Find out … Continue reading
Spectacular Spectacles
Fancy Nancy is a popular children’s book with our first grade students. Author Jane O’Connor’s title character likes to dress in extravagant clothing and use big fancy words. What little girl wouldn’t want to wear a feather boa and a tutu? The other day one of my little girls wanted to read Fancy Nancy with … Continue reading
The City
The City In the morning the city Spreads its wings Making a song In stone that sings. In the evening the city Goes to bed Hanging lights About its head. ~Langston Hughes In two short lines, Langston Hughes captures the nature of a city. It is a living, breathing creature, a bird, rising from its … Continue reading
My Five Comforts For Today
It’s that time of year for catching colds and flu… and even though I have been taking the best precautions, one of those little viruses managed to get me with my guard down! I have a chest cold. 😦 What can you do? It happens to the best of us, right? Today I decided to … Continue reading
Pajama Day and the Simple Pleasure of a Good Night’s Sleep
Today was Pajama Day at school. The students came to school in total comfort. Many sported their favorite animated characters, like Spiderman, Ninja Turtles, Hello Kitty, and Sponge Bob, while others were decked out in peace signs, snowflakes, or hearts. The kids really enjoyed the novelty of dressing differently for school, and differently from each … Continue reading
Popcorn Words
All words are pegs to hang ideas on. – Henry Ward Beecher And some words certainly carry a hefty load of ideas! For example, the word “love” can be interchanged with the words “compassion”, “romance”, “friendship”, and “affection”, to name but a few. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Other words are … Continue reading
Simple Pleasures 