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finding joy along the way

Busy Bees!

I voted in Albemarle County

I hope YOU will remember to vote today in this very important election.

November 5, 2019
Why I Am a Millennial (at least for now!)

My birth year puts me in the Silent Generation, but I always felt that I marched out of that generation during the Civil Rights movement.

October 30, 2019
I Speak for Democracy

Today democracy is again at risk across the globe, with isolationism, nationalism, militarism, and xenophobia on the rise in many countries.

October 23, 2019
I Am WHO?

The suggested topic this week certainly prompted a lot of reflection for me! For most of my life, I have almost never been recognized as myself, even if I might actually have been the person being sought. Once while I was a college student, a friend said that she could arrange a blind date for…

October 16, 2019
An “outrageous” meal

My most “outrageous” meal was a family meal enjoyed on an Air Force C-130 plane. Our family of five (my husband and I with our three children) lived overseas for nine years in conjunction with his Army career. We were fortunate to be able to travel free-of-charge on the military aircraft that ferried supplies to…

October 9, 2019
When I started high school …

When I started high school I was happy, excited, enthusiastic, and terrified. I had visited area schools, taken entrance exams, checked out the costs, and carefully looked at travel arrangements. (Told you I really love planning! ) The school that I chose was a small (200 total students) parochial girls’ school overseen by JFK’s parish…

October 2, 2019