My favorite season has arrived! I could live in full fall mode all year round. The kind of days where the sky is what as known around here as Carolina blue, the humidity of summer has gone elsewhere, the leaves are red, yellow, and orange. My happy time of year. I am embracing the orange …
Author: sabbaticalchef
I am a middle school French teacher, the mother of two boys and the gramma of an adorable little girl. I love to travel and go to France as often as I can. I am obsessed by all things French. I am a cooker, an eater, an amateur photographer and an avid reader.
Finding…
Inspiration. This is the first time in over two years that I have opened my blog. I'm amazed that I could even get this far after taking such a long break. We'll see if I manage to actually remember how to publish a post. I've loved writing for as long as I can remember and …
Chasing Serenity
Sunset Beach Pier, Sunset Beach, NC I haven't written anything in so long, except in my head, that I am not sure where to begin. The only use this blog has seen has been the search bar as when I look for recipes. I still have my blogspot blog and still haven't figured out how …
I’m back… I think
It has been so long since I’ve blogged. I have missed this. But life got in the way. Covid, family crises, more Covid… It has been exhausting. For me and the rest of the world. A pandemic. The past 2 1/2 years have been a blur. Masks, tests, confinement, quarantine, so many deaths, so much …
Summer vacation?
https://youtu.be/oeAN8Xxz0q4 Dr. Quentin Lee This man might be my new hero. He made me laugh out loud. I will need to channel his spirit in a couple of weeks as I will spend a decent amount of time reminding middle schoolers to distance, sanitize, and stay masked. Now, keep in mind that I come from …
Escape Goats
Quotes from Goats by Dan Monteiro, St. Martin's Press, 2018 Yes, I have a whole book of pictures and quotes by goats. The picture above is captioned Live like someone left the barn door open. Sound advice in normal times, n'est-ce pas? The title for this one: You can't graze the pasture if you don't …
Keep breathing
I am at the beach this week. Sunset Beach, NC where my family has been coming for 30+ years for vacation. Sitting on the beach for hours gives me plenty of time to think and reflect. And there is a lot to reflect upon right now. Our world has turned upside down. And some of …
Baking my way through the pandemic
Humpty Keeping Watch Over The Bread Dough, 2020 Right this very minute I should be checking student work, creating French placement tests, reading an article about how to be a better on-line teacher, meditating, doing yoga stretches, making lesson plans to finish out the year or doing something productive. Instead I am thinking of what …
A letter to my students
Teresa Ann Bell 1975-76"... Appalachian State ... French teacher ... enjoys reading, sewing, music, dancing, concerts, singing ... talkative" Dear 2019-20 Students, As you can see from the photo, I am going out on a limb here, out of my comfort zone. That photo is your French teacher, taken during her senior year at Harris …
Dear Mrs. Robinson
I have finished the book you gave me at Christmas and am now ready to submit my book report. I hope that you will enjoy reading it and I look forward to receiving your feedback. The Sabbatical Chef March 29, 2020 I am suspicious of people who do not like to eat. If I ask …
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