Atlantic to Pacific
To think, I could just keep driving and driving and driving, never leave that highway and drive some more and after many hours, many days, maybe even a week or two, I would be in Boston.
Rockaway
Whether it rains or shines,
the sea is good for my soul,
better than any medicine!
The List
It’s one of our more amusing pastimes. Is it another old age thing?
Yaquina Head Lighthouse
This is the place our family often visits. This is the place where sea lions soak in the sun on seastacks or swim in the shallow water near the shore. When we bark, they bark back at us. This is the place where the beach is made of smooth, round gray cobblestones made...
It is October
. . . there is a light fog, a misty sort of fog. I let out my breath slowly in a long gentle puff. It swirls in front of my face before it drifts away.
The Color of Trash
“Remember. Put your plastic wrapper in the trashcan.”
Freed to Soar
With a sudden escalating roar, we launch forward like a rock from a boy’s sling.
If Today Gets Difficult
If today gets difficult, I will remember . . .
A New Day
In the darkness that precedes this mid-August dawn, I sip my coffee and savor the damp coolness that has drifted in from the sea and lifted the fragrance of fading lavender and blooming peppermint.
Sea Fog
The marine layer rolls in like a whispered secret,
softening the edges of the Oregon Coast and
turning the familiar into something dreamlike.
A Summer Afternoon
I lean back in my Adirondack chair, close my eyes, and let moment wash over me.
Get That Wasp
Reclining in a lawn chair, relaxing on a warm summer afternoon.
Crazy Dreams
This is what happened . . .
Because Life Goes By So Fast
Get outside and feel the breeze
Look up and and stand beneath the trees
Put your bare feet on the ground
Let loose and dance around
The Sound of a Going
I like the sound of wind in the tops of trees.
. . .
To Laugh Often
Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing . . .
Echoes of Road Trips
We always had at least one flat tire during the trip. A car parked on the side of the highway, jacked up and missing a tire was a common sight along highways back then.
Find JOY in Little Things
He was beautiful. He was so translucent in the morning sun. So fragile. I dare not touch him.
Homeschooling K
My kindergarten, online, on-demand course is “Letters Sounds Words.” You stream and go. Think of me as your co-teacher who plans lessons, teaches lessons, and models the work. You, as the other co-teacher, provide time, place, supplies, and monitor student engagement and give encouragement.
Homeschooling Help
Ah! the homeschooling journey! You can do it! As you get started on this journey, …
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