My time as a full-tme teacher ended last May. It was definitely bittersweet. Sorry for the cliche, but it is one for a reason. I continue to have moments that tug at my heart, making me wonder if I quit too soon. After all, I still love being with the kids and I loved having […]
Something happened on my way to having extra time on my hands when I retired. It feels like everything happened. Everything but having extra time, that is. At least until quite recently. Between giving more time to things I was already doing and picking up activities I hadn’t been doing, I feel like I’m at […]
When my good friends the Delgados moved to Georgia, it was definitely a sad time. I worked with Jonathan as one of his volunteers for our church’s youth group and Maria, known only to me as Pepper Potts, was, for all intents and purposes, my writing muse. She almost knows the characters in my books […]
They come in many shapes and sizes, from silver dollars to the Uncle Buck (For you youngsters, that’s a reference to a movie starring the late great John Candy. I’ve included a video for your viewing pleasure.) They’re known by many names, from flapjacks to hotcakes to hoecakes to jonnycakes. Let’s face it–they’re dessert for […]