Category Archives: life in general

A new dog?

Posted on January 28, 2009 by forstegrupp

We have added a dog to the family. A rescue dog. Who knew this would happen? But it all began when a stray dog followed my daughter into the house and we had to keep her overnight until the SPCA … Continue reading →

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A Day of Busy-ness

Posted on October 8, 2008 by forstegrupp

It is almost eleven o’clock and we have just finished watching the debate between McCain and Obama. We hurried the children off to bed with hugs and admonitions. My husband is downstairs checking the various live blogs for reaction to … Continue reading →

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The Summer — A Review

Posted on September 9, 2008 by forstegrupp

This summer I had such a long list of books to read and ended up getting very little read. I did read several books about the Middle East, Frankenstein, The Enchantress of Florence, and not much else. So where did … Continue reading →

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Renewal of Spring

Posted on April 25, 2008 by forstegrupp

Earlier today one of my students surprised me by asking “Why haven’t you posted lately on your blog.” That was a first and tonight I clicked on the link to this blog and discovered how right he was. The last … Continue reading →

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Swinging in Montana

Posted on November 9, 2007 by forstegrupp

During our weekend in Montana, we had the option to fly on two different swings. The first was your standard swing of two ropes attached to board. But the one everyone loved was the disk swing. This was just a … Continue reading →

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Montana 2008

Posted on November 8, 2007 by forstegrupp

Montana For a single weekend in October, east met west as students and teachers from Philadelphia joined students and teachers from Montana to explore various forms of art. For each form of art — photography, writing, theater, art — we … Continue reading →

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