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New Beginnings
My life revolved around school schedules for so long that I don’t think it will ever change. While January means new beginnings for many, fall is my new beginning as well as my favorite season. The colors of fall, the … Continue reading
Posted in My Life
Tagged 1950's, 1960, back to school, boomer blog, career, elementary school, NaBloPoMo
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Old School
It was not a remarkable building. It was like other school buildings that were built in the 30’s and 40’s; lots of red bricks and tall windows, dimly lit wide hallways, institutional colors of paint on the walls, tile floors. … Continue reading
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Tagged back to school, boomer blog, childhood, community, Hardin Central, Old School, teaching
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Old School
Broken bricks, cracked plaster, roof, all but gone. I have passed this one room school-house hundreds of times in my life. I have watched it fall apart and wondered about the days that it was filled with children’s voices and dreams. … Continue reading
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Tagged back to school, boomer blog, bricks and mortar, country living, one room schoolhouse
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Back to School in the 50’s
Not everything from the past was better and not every day could be described as one of “the good old days” It’s a sure bet that back to school in the 50’s was simpler and less expensive. From the moment … Continue reading
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Tagged back to school, Fashion, Grace Kelly, headscarves, saddle shoes
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I was born in a small town….
Homecoming = spirit, dress up days, pep rallies, bonfires, parades, football It’s high school and in a small town, on a scale of 1-10….. Homecoming is a 15. The kids in my granddaughter’s freshman class had made signs and banners … Continue reading
Posted in Kids and Grandkids, My Life
Tagged back to school, balloons, blog, cheerleaders, childhood, class of 2016, country life, elementary school, family, flat tire, football games, granddaughter, grandmothers and granddaughters, homecoming, memories, parades, photography, relationships, simple life, small town, writing
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Back to School… again
Last Saturday I revisited the first school I ever attended. The one I described in my other Back to School blogs. My granddaughter’s freshman volleyball team was playing there. Even though its only about 40 minutes from my home, … Continue reading
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Tagged back to school, best friends, blog, boomer blog, childhood, Class of 68, elementary school, family, grandmothers and granddaughters, high school, life, memoir, memories, memory, photos, Recreation, senior pictures, Volleyball
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Back to School
Back to school in the 70’s. Not as a student, but as a teacher. An entirely new perspective on familiar ground. I felt like I had been waiting on this moment since the 4th grade; playing “school” at recess. I … Continue reading
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Tagged 70'S, back to school, boomer blog, career, classroom, Education, Fourth grade, Grades, K through 12, learn by doing, LOSE 30 POUNDS FAST, memoir, memory, Student, teacher, Teacher education, United States
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Back-to-school (Part 1)
When I started school in 1956 I had a pair of big old cloppy saddle shoes. They were purchased at least one size too big so that they would last the entire school year and I wouldn’t grow out of … Continue reading
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Tagged back to school, crayons, headscarves, paste, saddle shoes, Velveeta cheese
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