Meow! Patches here – My mom just told me about the people from “Eejip” and their adoration for felines! I had no idea there were so many cats in the world who are just as loved myself. From the photos, I … Continue reading Calling All Cats! (Slice of Life)
This post was inspired by one from my other blog Newteachrtips – I have made some edits (but music will always be a big part of … Continue reading Music manages my mood
On my last night in Italy, I witnessed a truly sweet act of kindness. While at dinner, a young boy dropped his toy into the rain gutter. Almost instantly, two other boys came running up and saw what had happened. … Continue reading Kindness of kids (Slice of Life Tuesday)
While in Italy, my friend and I tried to eat outside of the main towns in order to avoid touristy food and prices. Below are the … Continue reading Italian cuisine
I participated in a writing challenge over the weekend on Brave and Reckless blog. It was using the quote “I am more than breath and bone” to inspire your writing. Mine was based on my experiences in student teaching and … Continue reading Pulled in by passion (Breath and Bone writing challenge)
I bet you are wondering what I have been up to while Hannah took big rolling things and disappeared.. Nathan and I have been residing in the house of older versions of Hannah (“mom” and “dad”) – there are the … Continue reading While Hannah sees Palazzos, Patches…
After buying the Firenze card on Monday, we were determined to get our money’s worth! This meant that our second (and last) day in Florence had … Continue reading Strutting around for the second day (Florence)
I have now entered the Italian part of my trip 😮 (which will last about 5 days). Yesterday, I flew to Florence at the crack of dawn and met my friend at the train station. Since we are both teachers … Continue reading First day in Florence
This past weekend in England zoomed by! I cannot believe my cousin is already married, and I am on my second stretch of my Europe trip 🙂 I was Italy bound and landing a few minutes after I wrote this … Continue reading Winchester and a wedding
As June has come to a blurry end, I had the fun task of deciding which songs made the cut for Top 12 of the month! … Continue reading June Jams
