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Emptying The Box

Come with me for a moment down memory lane.  Back to high school when we studied Greek mythology.  The strange and wonderful stories that portrayed real life truths or lessons. Remember the story of Pandora’s Box?  Maybe you don’t remember the details of...

Rain, Rain, Grow Away

Yesterday we got some much needed rain here in the East Bay. We have had drought conditions (and still do) which is not typical for this neck of the woods. As if trying to make us “feel like we were there”, the downpour rained on our parade (in a very good...

Happy Chinese New Year!

Happy Chinese New Year! The residents of the nursing home helped us create some celebratory crafts for the occasion yesterday. (Great idea, Anne!) This was especially fun for our Chinese residents who shared with us how to REALLY say, Happy New Year –...

To My Favorite Teacher

We all had our favorite teachers growing up.  The first adults in our lives who weren’t relatives that impacted how we saw the world, how we viewed learning, how we saw ourselves.  Those priceless people sparked something in us that caused us to be a little more...

Soft Diamonds

Argyle. It’s the first thing that caught my attention this morning when I sat down.  The man sitting next to me has apple green argyle socks on that show (brilliantly!) when he sits down. What do I think of when I think of argyle?  Sweaters and socks.  Soft...

Days Like That

There are days like that… Days when you go to your favorite spot to write and get settled into the chair that by now holds your unwritten name in bold, invisible letters.  Your chair. But as you settle into that lovely white noise room of thought, as your...