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What’s Good in the Neighborhood, November 23, 2020
Our lovely school was beginning to look pretty well neglected on the outside. Weeds were encroaching on the entrance and bushes were taking over. Thanks to Kindergarten mom and master gardener, Cat Chupein (August’s mom), [...]
What’s Good in the Neighborhood, November 16, 2020
This weekend I burned this piece of a log, with slices through the center and a wick down the middle. As the wick burned and caught the wood on fire, a star opened up from [...]
What’s Good in the Neighborhood, November 9, 2020
I took this picture out my living room window at 5:14 pm on Tuesday night. My stomach was in knots, and I was a bundle of nerves leading up to this polarized and contentious election. [...]
What’s Good in the Neighborhood, November 2, 2020
REMINDER: NO SCHOOL ON TUESDAY (ELECTION DAY) This year, my daughter dressed up as a Drop Box, and we went to drop our ballots as a family. Since school is closed on Tuesday for Election [...]
What’s Good in the Neighborhood, October 26, 2020
Aaahhh, the magical time when summer fades into winter -- when leaves change colors and meander through the air on their way to the ground, when the air is just warm enough to sit outside [...]
What’s Good in the Neighborhood, October 19, 2020
This weekend, my family celebrated Thanksgiving. We aren’t going to be able to celebrate on Thanksgiving Day due to changes in some family members’ work situations. After the appropriate quarantining and COVD testing, our family [...]