Don’t Need Permission
In other words, you don’t need permission to learn something that you want to learn… You just have to allow your self the time, the energy and will to seek it out. One book might be all it takes to Read More …
Category: life
Even After You Graduate
Even after you graduate, you should keep learning new things. It doesn’t just stop…it’s a process. Of course a lot of “book learning” is based on things people have learned from the past, but not everything was that way…after all Read More …
Improve With Age
Many things improve with age. You just have to know the right things…and view them from the right perspective. Wine. Classic cars Cheese. Scars…all wounds eventually will heal. Copper patina. Natural wood stain. Classic novels (well, sometimes – I’ve read Read More …
Each Step Closer
The Valedictorian’s speech is not always wonderful…but sometimes, they hit the mark. This weekend, this young man’s words essentially conveys that each step closer to the goal is one step that has actually been taken. Of course, he made a Read More …
Could You Go Back
If you had the time machine, could you go back to whatever year your kids are in school, whether elementary, middle, high school or college to do it all over again – and – do it better? Kindergarten. Sure. Give Read More …
For the Grads
Moms and Dads will do pretty much anything for the Grads. From road trips to find the perfect next step in their life, to helping them choose what applications to file and everything in between. College is a next step Read More …
Christmas in June
I’ve heard of Christmas in July, but not Christmas in June before… Until now… When I found a lost Christmas stocking, filled with at least one item that I thought we had thrown away with the wrappings and leftover trimmings. Read More …
Around the Moon
It’s time to take a trip around the moon… Just once. Not to Mars, the moon. As a child of the space age, it’s time, I think to go back and circle, around the moon. ~ Dawn aka Hat Girl
White Pants Are Back
It was Memorial Day yesterday, so, in addition to being the official first day of the summer season, white pants are back. If, of course, you believe in that sort of thing. I know that there are certain rules that Read More …
A Great Parade
The recipe for a great parade was followed in our home town today. It was 100 years that the American Legion was formed and they celebrated bigger and better than ever with this year’s Memorial Day parade. It’s been a Read More …