The old van has been parked up in our woods for years. This spring, when I was feeling hemmed in by too many people, too many events, and no time to write, Mom came up with the brainy idea of making me a writing cabin. She and Dad tore out the seats and the carpet, […]
That’s the bush of Deer Lake, Ontario; population near 1,000; no roads leading out. Here I stay for two weeks with my brothers and sisters the Meekises. Already I have been out fishing twice, attended a memorial feast, played numerous games of Sorry, and celebrated Canada Day with native Canadians. (Sorry, U.S.A., I know it’s
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CCC stands for Community Children’s Club, the Bible club for kids held every Friday evening in the basement of the Rusk County Community Library. This year, for the first time ever, we took some of the kids (those ten and older who signed up for it) on a canoe trip and camp out. That’s our
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Easter in South Carolina was lovely. Dogwood trees and azaleas were in full bloom. There were bundles of pine straw–which we don’t do in Wisconsin–and beautiful waxy flowers of which I don’t know the name. I stayed with my Aunt Mary and Uncle Andy and their four children: Andrea, Heidi, Gilbert, and Erica. I attended
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Last Monday my students and I came into the classroom to find a note on our chalkboard: Dear Students, There are 5 letters of the alphabet hidden in your classroom. They are not inside desks or on bookshelves. Not in teacher’s desk either. Look for them at recess and put them on Miss Luci’s desk
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