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FINALLY- A Winter Foray
FINALLY- there is enough snow! I have been waiting all winter to be able to go snowshoeing and today was the day. I honestly can’t believe that it took until March for us to have enough snow for this to happen. Living in Upstate New York, we typically have an abundance of snow each year-…
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Pinball Soul Tune
S-t-r-e-t-c-h Spring! Woosh Ching! Ching! Chinga-chinga-chinga- Ching! Roll, roll, roll Click! Flip! Fly-woosh! Ding!….roll… ding-bing-ding-bing-ding- Roll, roll, roll Click! Flip! Miss…..ball gone. Last night I had such a delight playing vintage pinball games. My husband and I had a date night at the Pinball Collective. I thought it was going to be all modern machines…
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Bullseye….Huzzah!
So last night I tried something new- axe throwing. It was a fun time for sure but it gave me an unexpected feeling as well- powerfulness! I felt so powerful as I stood before the full size wall target with my feet shoulder-width apart. My arms were raised with locked elbows right in front of…
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Ode to Maple Trees
Oh, powerful leader among trees standing proudly across the Northeast gathered in a forest nation you awe us with your beauty and strength. Oh, powerful leader among trees your sap becomes liquid sweetness that feeds and heals our bodies with antioxidants and micronutrients. Oh, powerful leader among trees your leaves of green shelter us from…
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Oh Sun, You are a Trickster
Sunbeams fill the room Drawing attention outside Calling us to play Oh sun, you are a trickster no warmth, winter’s living on All day long I sat in a conference room with no windows. At the end of the school day, I returned to my room. It was filled with sunshine. I happily looked out…
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10 Things I’ve Been Meaning to Say to Alaska
This post was inspired by another Slice of Lifer, Christine Fillmore. I read her blog, https://justyouravgteach.wordpress.com/, a few days ago and knew that I wanted to use that format and write to Alaska. So I thank her for my inspiration.
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A Question that Stuck
“WHAT DOES THE EARTH ASK OF US?” I had the privilege of attending a presentation tonight by Robin Will Kimmerer, the author of Braiding Sweetgrass. Reading her book this summer opened my eyes to viewing how humans interact with the earth in a different way – reciprocity instead of just taking, taking. taking. She said…
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The Candy Jar Falls in Defeat
At school, today was a Student Data Review Day. This meant that I was going to be sitting in a conference room all day as teachers rotated through to talk about each of their students. I walked in the conference room and immediately froze. In the middle of the table was a large candy jar…
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Worry…Doze…Worry…Doze…Relief
2:00 AM EST – Daughter’s plane takes off from CA (11:15 there)….relief it was on time…. Worry begins Doze for a bit… 3:45 AM EST – Wonder how the flight is going…worry Doze for a bit… 5:02 AM – Wonder how the flight is going… worry Doze for a bit… 6:48 AM- Getting closer to…
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My World Went Monochrome
Waking up this morning and glancing out the window, my world went monochrome overnight. Last evening, my world had color- green sprouts poking through, early Spring flowers blooming. But this morning only black, white and gray fill my vision. Just like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, I stepped from beautiful Technicolor into black and…
Doodads and Doodles
A collection of casual word sketches about daily life
Collect moments, not things.
Doodads and Doodles 