Category Archives: life in general

When professional development does not meet expectations

Posted on August 5, 2015 by forstegrupp

On Monday and Tuesday, I spent time with a sizable number of fellow educators at an “Institute” which turned out to be a great disappointment. Life is full of disappointments so the question is always how to make the best … Continue reading →

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Cooling off in the Rhein

Posted on July 2, 2015 by forstegrupp

For our vacation (and husband’s work), we traveled to Switzerland. The first part of the stay was in Grindelwald and the second part in Basel. Basel (and Europe) is suffering in a heat wave with temperatures about 100 F or … Continue reading →

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Mort the Tort — an Art Teacher’s Ride

Posted on May 19, 2015 by forstegrupp

On Monday after a long day teaching, I stopped by the Acme to pick up a few things. In the parking lot, I pulled up next to this car. I could not just walk into the grocery store and ignore … Continue reading →

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Computer Crash

Posted on May 14, 2015 by forstegrupp

How dependent I have grown on my laptop and its portability and its smallness and its convenience. I don’t want to be chained to the same desk in a disordered study. This I have discovered over the last 10 days … Continue reading →

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Anxiety: Losing my memory

Posted on April 30, 2015 by forstegrupp

Day Seventeen: Your Personality on the Page Today’s Prompt: We all have anxieties, worries, and fears. What are you scared of? Address one of your worst fears. My grandmother suffers from dementia and memory loss. My mother also forgetting things. … Continue reading →

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A Story Told by Subtraction: West Laurel Cemetery

Posted on April 28, 2015 by forstegrupp

Walking around a cemetery, visitors can read a family’s story on a stone. Continue reading →

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Dog Found

Posted on April 24, 2015 by forstegrupp

Day Thirteen: Serially Found: On day four, you wrote a post about losing something. Today’s Prompt: write about finding something. Dogs run away. The dog we have now runs across the street to eat the food which a neighbor puts out … Continue reading →

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“Purchasing” — my word on p. 29

Posted on April 23, 2015 by forstegrupp

Day Fourteen: To Whom It May Concern Today’s Prompt: Pick up the nearest book and flip to page 29. What’s the first word that jumps off the page? Use this word as your springboard for inspiration. The school librarian gave … Continue reading →

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A tall house surrounded by short houses

Posted on April 21, 2015 by forstegrupp

Day Eleven: Size Matters (In Sentences): Today’s Prompt: Where did you live when you were 12 years old? I go back to the house where my sister and I grew up almost every Christmas. It is a drive-by visit. Now the house … Continue reading →

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So I walked into this bar…

Posted on April 15, 2015 by forstegrupp

…and sat down at the farthest seat from the door since I was by myself with a book to read. But not for long. I was accosted by a man, whom I had met before several times since he is a … Continue reading →

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