So, I get asked this question a lot, particularly at the beginning of any school year by students who don’t know me yet (or don’t have siblings who had me as a teacher). Why do I always wear dresses, or the occasional skirt/blouse combo, and …
Read MoreCharacter Sketch-Natalie Forrester
I want summer. Now. I have had it with winter, and we are barely halfway through February. Supposedly we are getting belted with ANOTHER winter storm early this week. Blech. Enough is enough. On the plus side, maybe I will get to the halfway mark …
Read MoreOTMA-The Romanov Sisters
Another. Freaking. Snow Day. Mother Nature, can you just chill out? I don’t want to still be in school in June. Wait…scratch that. Mother Nature, do what ever the opposite of chill out is. We do not need more chill. We need temperatures above fifty …
Read MoreCharacter Sketch-Amber’s Lure
Rough week for all concerned. My older son got himself a nice case of norovirus. That delightful bug appears to be making the rounds at his school. I’m keeping a loose eye on him as I type this. I think he’s on the mend, and …
Read MoreThe Burning of Troy Opal
Describing objects with no known images is hard. Case in point: The Burning of Troy Opal. This stone makes an appearance in Opal Serpent, and is integral to the plot. Here is the problem. No images of this stone exist. No photos, paintings, sketches, nothing. …
Read MoreAnastasia Romanovna and Maria Temyrukovna
Here’s a study in contrasts…Ivan the Terrible’s first two wives, Anastasia Romanovna and Maria Temyrukovna. Age compared to Ivan: Anastasia and Ivan were the same age. With Ivan and Maria, there was a 15 or so year age gap. Contrary to what movies and pop …
Read MoreLangedouc Grallator Double Dinosaur Track
Yay 3 day weekend! Also yay from me and my students about the current unit being cut down to half! It’s not a particularly fun topic, and they are looking forward more to the astronomy and evolution units. So am I. Evolution and paleontology is …
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