I am presently reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – a novel. I am not far along, but already I have found myself thinking of my grandparents, and all the women and men of their generation, and shaking my head in amazement. This book is set in the U.K., shortly after the…
Tag: memories
Accomplishments
Remember how when you were a kid, certain things about being grown-up just seemed incredibly cool? Well, I don’t know if that’s true for everyone, but for me it was. There were many little things I really looked forward to achieving. Sometimes I like to remind myself of those things, because I’ve achieved so many…
In Honour of December 1st
I’m going to write a little blog post for this day, even though it’s not December 1st, not in real life, much less blogland. It’s the beginning of Advent. That was a really big deal that year I worked at a Catholic school – we had a liturgy that day, and every week in December….
Remembrance
Just to reiterate… it’s November 11th. And interestingly, it’s 11 pm as I begin this post. (Definitely not the “last post” though – haha. Sorry. Not a joke.) Oops, I didn’t mean to start off all irreverent, especially since this post is about Remembrance Day and how I take it very seriously. I really do. …