by Dawn | May 19, 2015 | simplicity, sustainability
Chicken Day is here. We went to the Putnam Farmer’s Co-op to pick out the birds a couple days ago. Putnam is an old Connecticut mill town in “The Quiet Corner,” the Northeastern part of Connecticut now famous for antique shops, formerly where...
by Dawn | Apr 17, 2014 | family
It’s my grandfather ‘s birthday today. He would have been, like, a hundred, but he died a long time ago. Our birthdays were one week apart. We didn’t celebrate them together. I grew up an hour and a half away–enough distance to require a visit....
by Dawn | Sep 17, 2013 | Teaching
I found the following question on Quora. I had to answer. Why do schools teach history instead of something more practical? When and why did the governments across the world decide to add history as a subject And why does it have to be history instead of some other...
by Dawn | Aug 22, 2013 | self-improvement, Uncategorized
Teachers–ever feel that you need a vacation to recover from summer? That’s how I feel today. I had a list, “Things to Accomplish This Summer.” Nothing is done. First, I promised my friend Claudia I’d finish “The Book I Wonder if...
by Dawn | Jul 12, 2013 | business, Teaching
My parents worked for the church. Dad left banking and my parents started soup kitchens, writing grants, working with people, and trying to solve problems for those society left behind. We moved. Since I couldn’t stay behind on my own, I went with my parents to a...