When I started as a middle school media specialist after 10 years in an elementary school, one of the biggest adjustments was the lack of money for new books. I went from a fairly large school to a much smaller one and my budget was practically non-existent. After a frustrating few years, I decided I… Continue reading The Thrill of New Books by Millicent Flake
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Daffodil Strength
My daffodils are here and they give me hope. Years ago when we first moved into our old house, we began transplanting daffodils around the yard. Patches of them grew in the woods around us, leftover from the days when tenant houses were there. I think of them as wild, although I don't know if… Continue reading Daffodil Strength
How strong are you?
About a year ago I was diagnosed with the beginning of osteoporosis, which made me feel old and brittle and worried about getting a humpback. My mother fell and broke her hip while putting up Christmas decorations when she was younger than I am now and suffered from it for the rest of her life.… Continue reading How strong are you?
New Paths
2015 was a landmark year for our son Adam as he traveled to Africa and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, proposed to Jess, moved into his first house and worked hard to finish up most of his MBA. 2016 will bring his wedding and more changes as he and Jess start their life together. Meanwhile things here… Continue reading New Paths
GI’s and Gridirons
For many Americans, the end of summer means one thing - football! No one loved football more than my father, Jim Austell. But in August of 1945, he was stationed in post-war Germany and had just experienced the most defining months of his life. Football was not on his mind. As a young lieutenant in… Continue reading GI’s and Gridirons
Under the Magnolia Tree 