This weekend I sat down and re-read my journal entries from March through July of 2020. I wanted to re-experience those first few months of the pandemic, to see it again from a little distance. (I stopped at August because I wasn’t ready to revisit the school year again.) It was so surreal reading myContinue reading “Pandemic Painting & A Better Year Ahead”
Tag Archives: Gifts
“Sometimes” / A Holiday Memory
This year, like most people, I did the bulk of my holiday shopping online (and am still waiting for a few gifts to arrive from wherever they are currently lost under a pile of packages at the post office). But usually, I prefer to do my shopping in person. I like wandering the aisles withContinue reading ““Sometimes” / A Holiday Memory”
The Gift of Spring
The older I get, the more I hate summer. That probably surprises you, since I’m a teacher. I do love the freedom and relaxation of summer, and I definitely look forward to the break from work. But the temperature? I am completely over Texas summer heat. In Austin, the high temps start averaging in theContinue reading “The Gift of Spring”
Carie Juettner 