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Elaine Soloway's Caregiving Series: Unpacking
Elaine Soloway writes: My suitcase lies open and empty on the bed in our spare bedroom. Clothing, all black, to make wardrobe accessories easier, are in small stacks surrounding the bag. But, the three-times-a-year family destination timetable, and my husband’s voiced responses to any trips, dissolved after his condition worsened. Today, Tommy can barely get a word out, communicating with clues written on post-it notes. more »
Dappled Willow Hedge
Ferida Wolff writes: "In browsing the nurseries last year, we came upon the Dappled Willow and immediately fell in love. The white foliage with pinkish tips had an exuberant appeal. These willows are still young but, like toddlers, they already show their potential. They will fill out and grow and, I imagine, charm us as they do so." more »
Ray Bradbury: Lunch With A Legend
Jean Pond wrote in 2006: It was a heady feeling passing rolls and making small talk with a man who has had a crater in the moon named by the astronauts Dandelion after his story Dandelion Wine. So what if he’s never driven a car or operated a computer. He has five typewriters. more »
Summertime, When the Living Is ... Easy? A Teacher's Perspective
Julia Sneden writes: I’ve always contended that the very best of summer vacation comes before you’ve had a chance to squander even a minute of its glory. Coming home and — whether you were student or pupil — flopping on the sofa in a kind of mindless haze, or sitting on the porch with something cold and wet to drink, seems glorious. more »