Our school was tiny. So tiny that even with two grades sharing a room and teacher, there were still usually less than fifteen students in the two grades. The good news was, if you didn’t learn everything you should have in second grade math, you got another crack at it in third grade while the new second grade covered the same material. Though each class used different books, the lessons sounded much the same. Continue reading
Author: lbeth1950
TV
What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times?
I have watched Andy Griffith a lot. I feel at home in Mayberry.
Magic Circle
Shay woke early between Kay-Lonnie and Lena but their eyes were already open, waiting for her. They never wiggled till she woke, seeming to breathe the same air, thinking the same thoughts. Susie pulled the quilt over her curly head on the other side of the big bed, grumping about Shay’s cold feet. Shay, Kay-Lonnie and Lena padded barefoot to the kitchen, hugged Mama from behind and found their places at the table as Mama set out Shay’s Campbell Soup Kids’ mug of milk and Minnie Mouse Mug for Kay-Lonnie and Lena to share since they never drank much. After their toast and jam, Shay finished off the milk, helped them wipe their faces, push their chairs in place without screeching and carried their dishes to Mama at the sink. “You’re such a good girl. Oh, and Kay-Lonnie and Lena, too.” Mama smiled.
Racing to the barn, they got there just as Daddy finished milking Jessie. “Heh! Cookie! What got you out so early?” Continue reading
Frequent Flyers
Are you superstitious?
As a nurse for thirty years, I was deeply superstitious in one way. On my unit, we had patients who had frequent admissions to the hospital due to their poor health and complex health problems. We made it a point not to mention a patient by name or they were sure to be the next admitted.
The Dangers of Carrying Cash: A Personal Experience
It is a bad idea for me to carry cash. If someone comes by raising money to treat nail fungus in chimeric tigers in Bangladesh, I’m in. Someone near and dear to me balances me out very well. When I was recently gathering up donation items for hurricane victims in Timbuktu to take to a drive at work, he came through and did a last minute rescue of Continue reading
Good Dog
Which animal would you compare yourself to and why?
I could compare myself to a dog. I am friendly, always glad to see a friend show up, and vacillate between frenetic activity and down time. A person could do worse.
Painting Joke
One day a man hears that a distant uncle passed away
He’s a little sad, but only a little, for they barely knew each other. Then, a few days later, a package arrives. It contains his inheritance from the estate: A violin and a painting. He has no idea what to do with them. After pondering the matter, he takes them to an appraiser. Not too long later the appraiser calls him: “I’ve finished my analysis, and I’ve got some good news. There’s no doubt at all that what you have is a genuine Van Gogh and a genuine Stradivarius.” The man is ecstatic: “I can sell these for millions!” The appraiser says “Well, you can sell them, and they’ll fetch some money for their novelty value. But not millions. You see, the truth is, Stradivarius wasn’t much of a painter… and Van Gogh made lousy violins.”
Hello!
I have been MIA for a couple of weeks. I’ve been having my house updated and had no space or heart to work. Thank goodness, it’s done, so I’m back with a lighter heart and wallet. The next time this house gets work, it will be the kind d’s problem.
Dear Linda
Write a letter to your 100-year-old self.
I’m not sure where to address this since it’s unlikely you’ll be among the living. It doesn’t seem to be a great idea to live to be one hundred. You would probably have outlived most of your family and friends. That would be sad. Maybe I will reconsider and write to a considerably younger self who is still functional and happy.
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