"still crazy after all these years"
Interests: Paris, Ireland, paper, books, hiking, art museums, journaling, cooking shows, old/ancient structures, rocks/boulders, National Geographic magazines, altered books, flea markets, open-air markets (good luck finding these in the US), old typewriters, fountain pens, and that's really quite enough
WDW
by susan24 Feb 2010 at 2:25 pm
Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World Orlando (photo with "film" filter)
I find the Animal Kingdom Park in WDW to be one of the most visually appealing of the parks. The authenticity of the buildings and costumes sometimes makes you feel as though you are actually in another country...one invaded by little people in strollers, but another land, none the less.
Tom and I were able to escape t
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The Big Read
by susan13 Jan 2010 at 6:22 pm
Bryant Park, NYC
The Big Read, an initiative by the National Endowment for the Arts, has estimated that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they’ve printed. As I highlighted the books I've read I realized that my high school faired pretty well in the "Required Reading" department. Although I read every flipping word of Moby Dick more as a personal challenge than
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de-Christmas-ing
by susan10 Jan 2010 at 8:00 pm
I finally took down the last of the lingering garland and Christmas decorations today. I've almost finished scrapbooking all of the photos too. Usually this is the time of year I begin to look forward to the possibility of a few snow days. However, we've already used all three days and the thoughts of extending the school year are not pleasant.
So basically, I'm looking forward
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paper, scissors, and glue
by susan3 Jan 2010 at 9:38 am
Sigh. Tomorrow I return to work after two full weeks of Winter Break. The week was a leisurely one but not altogether unproductive. I relished the time I spent playing with my paper, scissors and glue. There is something distinctly therapeutic and relaxing about using these simple materials and tools to form a creation that is so different from its beginnings.
When I began my teaching career, lo t
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explore. dream. discover.
by susan2 Jan 2010 at 5:23 pm
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain
Explore. Dream. Discover.. I believe that Twain has given me a mantra for the New Year. Mantras seem more powerful and sustainable
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chocolate for breakfast
by susan1 Jan 2010 at 11:21 am
It was the first day of the new year and I was hungry. The breakfast options were....well, there weren't any. The days of Winter Break leisure were dwindling fast and I wasn't about to shower just to go out for breakfast food. So I stared blankly into the dismal pantry. The pantry yielded left-over dried cranberries, and flour. In the kitchen the Clementines were plentiful so muffins see
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Ooey Gooey Goodness
by susan22 Dec 2009 at 1:34 pm
Pioneer Woman Cookbook
I've admired and guffawed at The Pioneer Woman's blog for year now. Recently, I received her Cookbook from a dear friend (Sandy V) as a most excellent Christmas gift. With the recent blizzard enabling me some extra time at home, I decided to try my first recipe from the cookbook....Pineapple Upside Down Cake...yes, even in my newly acquired iron skillet (God Bless A
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