Lady in a Small Town

One of the best things about being a teacher is that you get two new year’s each year.  Two chances to start over; to set goals; to feel refreshed. In September my goals are usually school related.  Keep my classroom neat, keep up with my lesson plans, be a better teacher.  Sometimes they include eating [...]

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My first faculty meeting of the year. I am knitting and using my computer so I don’t talk too much. I tend to get myself in trouble when I speak up at meetings.

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originally published on xkcd.com We were talking about YouTube videos the other night and the title of this one came up.  The closest I’ve come to watching it (ew…gross) is watching some of the reaction videos.  I love xkcd.com and find their comics very timely in my life.

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Well, here it is, Sunday night.  I should be heading for bed, but instead I am up blogging and playing PackRat on Facebook.  I just gotta finish that set! Friday night we went out to dinner at Top of the Hill Grill.  They will be closing in the next few weeks for the winter, and [...]

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Monday included a lot of porch sitting, as usual. We took our places at the west end of the porch and staked our claim for the week.  I went to chapel to check out the minister of the week.  While there I worked on my dishcloths and a prayer shawl. Most of Monday afternoon included [...]

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This one I adapted from a friend. For teachers, summer is like the weekend. June is like Friday.  You have to work part of it, but when you get home the freetime is stretched out in front you, almost endless. July is Saturday.  The whole day is yours, all that time to do stuff.  It’s [...]

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Good-bye tree, originally uploaded by Lady Strathconn.Created with fd’s Flickr Toys.

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Evening chapel, originally uploaded by Lady Strathconn.

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Before we left  for the coast, we ran some errands around town.  I had Tony drive around a parking lot so I could get this picture.  I think I already have Mississippi, but I am pretty sure I don’t have this design. In the car, I finished my star dishcloth.  I am not very impressed [...]

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We got home around 5 yesterday.  I was asleep by 9.  I have slept nearly all day today.  Darn good thing I didn’t have to go to work. I still haven’t even downloaded my pictures yet.  I think I took well over 400.  It was such a nice week.  We had good weather several days [...]

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