Young Mr. Bieber, either your mother has not had a stern talk with you, or you think you don’t need to listen to her anymore, so, allow me to tell you a few things. Some years ago, when you first …
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Thanks to the generosity of some friends who had tickets they couldn’t use, we traveled to Cleveland’s Playhouse Square last night to see the popular musical, Wicked, which first opened on Broadway more than a decade ago. This show gives …
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Living near the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, DC, my son and daughter-in-law have encountered a number of celebrities at their neighborhood pharmacy. A year or so ago, the activity during one of our Skype sessions was a guessing game about their …
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Purchase William E. Dimorier: Servant Leader In 1916, the subject of my research, William E. Dimorier, an educator and poet, wrote an article called, “Significance of Poetry” for the Journal of Education. He begins his piece, The memorizing of choice …
Why Aren’t We Memorizing Poems Anymore? Read more »
The day was November 22, 1963, and I was getting pretty comfortable in the third month of first grade at Our Lady of Peace. I had been so lonely the previous year, when we moved back to Erie from California, …
Remembering That Day in 1963 Read more »
Ever since my son and his wife moved to Washington, DC, about two years ago, we’ve made the six-hour trip to visit them every few months. Each time, we’ve considered taking a detour to visit the Flight 93 Memorial in …
Taking Time to Visit the Flight 93 Memorial Read more »
For my last birthday, knowing how much I like The Band Perry, Husband Jim bought us tickets to see them as one of Rascal Flatts’ opening acts. The October 18, 2013 concert would also be the first major event at …
Erie Insurance Arena, Rascal Flatts, and #AJO Read more »
A couple of weeks ago, I noticed a growth on one of our Cairn Terrier rescues’ right paw. It was dark in color and about the size of a small marble. I had never noticed this bump on Nora before. …
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When I used to walk Happy and Scout, our 100-pound-plus Labrador retrievers, I was often annoyed by the little-dog walkers we’d encounter, who acted as if mine would engulf theirs like Jaws off the beach at Amity Island. Now that …
Nutmeg’s & Nora’s Lives Flash Before Their Eyes Read more »
Purchase William E. Dimorier: Servant Leader Last weekend, Husband Jim and I made the six-hour trip to Afton, NY, the home of William E. Dimorier (1871-1951), the poet and educator I have been researching for nearly a decade. Now that the project …
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