August 2018 – North Country School and Camp Treetops broke ground on the Walter Breeman Performing Arts Center in a ceremony I attended with my younger son, Owen, in tow. Walter was a vibrant and…
Month: May 2021
Folk Art on the Front Porch
I live in a 1920s Sears, Roebuck & Co. mail-order barn. Yes, you used to be able to order homes and barns from Sears along with your pajamas. Vee is the nickname of Vaney, the…
Doodle Time
When my vocabulary lessons fell a little flat, I researched ways to make definitions stick. I wanted a screen-free activity, but I didn’t want worksheets. I turned to sketchnotes, discovering Sunni Brown and Sylvia Duckworth.…
Reading & Writing are Lit with Julia Torres
I was so excited to take two workshops with Julia Torres (https://juliaetorres.blog/ )this spring through Heinemann publications and educational services. When I read her bio on their website (https://www.heinemann.com/) I knew I wanted to be…