Yes! I know every shape and form of poison ivy and its cousins, poison oak and poison sumac and would not venture within 10 feet of any of it. So how can I get it, despite my avoidance of the plants? Here are a few possible ways: 1. My dog! Yes, my sometimes-wonderful pet is…
“Wind’s in the East The Fog is rolling in Like something is brewing, About to begin . . .” This bit of a song, from the Overture of The MARY POPPINS Movie written by Robert and Richard Sherman, and played throughout the SAVING MR. BANKS movie, has somehow always sparked my imagination. The scene it creates…
My spirituality group is on summer break. So, this seemed like an opportune time to launch a writing accountability group, an idea that arose after our group spent four weeks writing and reading This I Believe essays. When people make a commitment, like wedding vows or giving testimony in court, a public pronouncement carries a heavier weight than just thinking…
I have been reading every book in the library about Ellis Island Immigration for a new children’s book I am writing, and taking the virtual tour offered by Scholastic on the Ellis Island website over and over again to get a sense of what the Immigrants experienced. I finally decided that I just had to…
What’s trending in summer 2015? Navy.The color that is. Even though we knew what stylist, Wendy Pilch was referring to, her comment didn’t go over well with West Point Women attending a lunch and learn at KornFerry hosted by Kate Kohler, USMA ’96. Liz Halford, USMA ’88 had the best rebuttal when she reframed, “Put navy to…
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