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I’ve not worn sunglasses. Have never spent much time in the sun. Now I need sunglasses. It’s hard to get used to … and then sometimes I sit at my desk … still wearing my sunglasses. I must look ridiculous.

Posted By eagle On 04.18.2012 @ 6:01 pm

I took out one earring at a gifted conference — to show that it’s ok not to be perfect. That was stupid. Of course it’s not ok not to be perfect.

Posted By eagle On 04.17.2012 @ 6:28 pm

Pins and needles as I waited for results. no more, as I’ve moved on. Pins as rewards, deserved for their efforts.

Posted By eagle On 04.09.2012 @ 5:06 pm

We are the many branches of the family …. same tree … different sizes, different directions. We will go on.

Posted By eagle On 04.08.2012 @ 8:45 am

I bought charms for a bracelet once. Mementos of events in a life well lived. Silver. Tiny charms. Big events.

Posted By eagle On 03.31.2012 @ 11:49 am

I was always treated as though I’d one day be in a pageant. Ha! Another expectation not met.

Posted By eagle On 03.19.2012 @ 3:34 pm

Too funny. I just wrote a story with this title. My nearly-three-year-old granddaughter dismissed me this morning. I called to thank her for the gift of her painting and went on to say how beautifully she’d colored it. My daughter said she’d left the phone after

Posted By eagle On 03.10.2012 @ 9:32 am

This town I’ve lived in for 62 years is not just a town — it’s full of people who care. People who care about what I’m doing now in the classroom. People who care about my children and their children — and inquire about them. This town cared about my parents — and tell me often how wonderful they were.

Posted By eagle On 03.04.2012 @ 4:23 pm