I do not try to hide my age. As a matter of fact, I make my new 7th graders practice their math skills in French during the first week of school by figuring out my age. First, though, I ask them to guess how old I am. A humbling experience, trust me. Soixante-quinze?? Vraiment? 75? …
Category: life
A Life Well-Lived
Saying good-bye in any language has always been very difficult for me. Au revoir, ciao, adieu, arrivederci, salut, see you later, see you soon. They all mean the same thing. I hope that I will see you again. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Yesterday, we said good-bye to Dave Gould in a packed school auditorium. A …
Making new memories
This has been a summer of memories for me. My high school class held a long overdue reunion in June. We didn't track everyone down, but we tried. The 35 or so of us who attended had a great time. At one point, I just sat back and watched everyone hugging, talking, laughing, and sharing …
Shrimp
Walking on the beach gives one a lot of time to think, contemplate, reminisce, philosophize, etc. We had Son #2 with us for a couple of days here at Sunset Beach. He has an internship at a Charlotte real estate law firm this summer, but he was able to take a couple of days …
Parenting
Father's Day 2016. Daddy Tommy when he was no more than a kid. Sons #1 and #2 are older than he was in this photo. I keep this one on my refrigerator. I love to look into his smiling eyes. I wonder what he was thinking? I don't know where this was taken. Daddy joined …
28 Mother’s Days
This is the excerpt for your very first post.
the sabbatical chef 