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13 May 2015

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Sally Gerard

Yesterday we wrote about what we’d do on our first day of summer, that being the first day we don’t have to wake up and go to school. You know most of the responses including sleeping in for much of … 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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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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surreal 23 March 2015

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Sally Gerard

What is surreal? Going to Amazon and finding the two books you’ve had published in full-blazing color! There are good reviews. Birthing a novel is no easy task, whether it is good or not-so-good. It takes a great deal of … Continue reading →

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Strength Training 20 February 2015

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Sally Gerard

My doctor told me a couple of years ago that I needed to do more than just run five miles a day. Here I thought I was doing so well, I mean, running every day! I told him, “But, my … Continue reading →

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A quiet in the woods 12 September 2014

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Sally Gerard

Who doesn’t love the woods? Driving along the UP coastline, following Lake Michigan, we stopped to check out the Cut River Bridge. Hiking down the trail on the west side of the bridge, we found ourselves in a beautiful, quiet … Continue reading →

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harvest 4 July 2014

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Sally Gerard

Wheat is ripening all around and some of our neighbors have already begun to cut. Our oats have been swathed and have been curing in the hot sun. I can’t wait to put my MMZA on the rakes to turn … Continue reading →

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cast iron 8 April 2014

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Sally Gerard

I guess I’m just taken with everything antique that has to do with farming. Windmills, tractors, implements and just ways of living. We have an old cast iron stove in the shed that I swear I’m going to overhaul and … Continue reading →

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small changes 3 March 2014

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Sally Gerard

My goal was to have my new novel finished by the end of January and here it is March. I’ve made some small changes with the help of a book I’ve been reading on making micro-resolutions. I agree with the … Continue reading →

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buds 17 February 2014

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Sally Gerard

Warm winds blowing have quickly melted much of the snow–mud season for a bit. Buds have appeared on some of the trees but I’m hopeful that they won’t progress much further until spring really arrives. The horses are enjoying the … Continue reading →

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