Author Archives: Sally Gerard

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About Sally Gerard

I am a writer, runner, teacher, singer, guitar player, mom, lover, coffee drinker, hunter, antique tractor driver, horsewoman, sister, and lover of the outdoors. Did I mention that I love lighthouses?

Call to Adventure 7 May 2015

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Sally Gerard

We continue on our own narrative quest/hero’s journey. My students have chosen various parts of their lives to write about: home burglaries, first day of school, first music tour, and some have simply sketched their life up to now. I … Continue reading →

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Life Map 5 May 2015

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Sally Gerard

Traveling on this hero’s journey personal quest with my students is an adventure in and of itself. We are still in the pre-writing stage and the beginnings of our life maps. Turns out, it is much more difficult than I … Continue reading →

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A Hero’s Journey 1 May 2015

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Sally Gerard

I’ve been studying the Hero’s Journey with my students in a variety of ways. We started with The Odyssey and then wrote our own fictional hero’s journey, and these were filled with all manner of: everyday gang thugs to kings … Continue reading →

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Gentle Beasts 29 April 2015

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Sally Gerard

Heading down to check the stock tanks this morning, I stopped for quite a while to watch a lone antelope buck. He stopped to watch me too. The new heifers were all down by the windmill, getting a drink, licking … Continue reading →

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Raindrops 27 April 2015

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Sally Gerard

Almost a year ago, we had a snow storm such that we had to take hay to the pasture to feed all the new heifers. This year’s batch is out on pasture now, but so far they are only dealing … Continue reading →

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Stuck 23 April 2015

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Sally Gerard

Stuck for words today, I offer some photos…

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Evening 21 April 2015

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Sally Gerard

Evening brings such peace after a busy, bustling day. Discovering the budding life of spring, I walked around in awe last night. Our calf has decided that alfalfa is pretty good stuff- she eats a bit and drops into a … Continue reading →

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Befuddle 17 April 2015

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Sally Gerard

Fog-a cloud-like mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth, appreciably reducing visibility.  a state of mental confusion or unawareness; daze; stupor a mass of droplets of condensed water vapour suspended in the air,often greatly reducing visibility, corresponding to a cloud but at a lower level becloud, obfuscate, dim, blur, darken. daze,befuddle, muddle, mystify.      Dictionary.com This barn is a beacon for me, especially in times of befuddlement! I look to it when I step out to run in the darkness of pre-dawn and I look to it upon … Continue reading →

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Immortal in Community 15 April 2015

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Sally Gerard

I’ve known I was going to be a teacher since the fourth grade. I can remember lying on the floor in my fourth grade classroom with my eyes closed, listening to my teacher read a novel to us out loud. … Continue reading →

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Siri 13 April 2015

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Sally Gerard

Switching from a flip phone to a smart phone about a year ago, my technology world opened before me in a plethora of options and apps. Overwhelmed by this little computer, galaxies apart from my flip-up and dial, I am … Continue reading →

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