Just thoughts from the Northwoods.
I wonder as I wander….
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This is my thought for today. Of course if you don’t agree, that’s fine. Don’t get bent out of shape. Just reply or message me. It is kinda long because I am feeling sad for my jail students who nearly always recall some physical abuse in their childhood.. Real adults don’t hit, punch or pummel…
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A Northern Wisconsin perfect balmy June night stars glimmering across the sky, a gentle breeze rattling the Quaking Aspen leaves, and sighing through the pines. I want it to stay like this forever; my shadow is cast across the freshly mowed and fragrant lawn as I stare into the face on the laughing moon so huge above. There goes the Big Dipper…
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Did you ever sit down and just write down the names of your friends and acquaintances? Do that, and then think of something good about them: maybe they are a good cook, a ‘fun’ partner, a confidant, have nice hair, pretty eyes, cute ears, an interesting or humorous attitude- just anything that is nice. It…
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A century ago immigrants streamed into America to feed her insatiable need for factory workers and common laborers. What is different now? We need to rejuvenate our building trades, create new markets for food and education. The problem is that we need to look past our anxiety about “The Others” those who don’t look just…
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Recently my husband went for a walk and discovered two tiny hatchling sparrows on the lawn. He called me and we tried to find the nest from which they had fallen. Sadly we could not find it and left them there hoping that the sparrow might find them and help them. Later I found a…
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It is five a.m. Hunters in drive formation. The hunters begin to rouse in my house. The alarm clocks buzz and the toilets flush. Like mice in my country cabinets there is shuffling, clunking and the ‘click’ of light switches on and off. When I smell the coffee I climb out of my warm bed and wander…
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Büyük Menderes means Meander(Μαίανδρος) which is the longest river in western Turkey, well known -already in Antiquity- for its fluvial deposits. So, what is a fluvial deposit and why would I name my blog after a long river on the other side of the world? Good question. A fluvial deposit is Meander was a Greek…
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Do You Feel Winter In Your Soul? Can you hear the wind blowing through the cracks around the door and see the clouds outside the window scudding across the sky? Winter is coming, that’s for sure. Sometimes I kind of dread winter, how about you? The days are so short and dark and it’s…
Up North in Wisconsin 