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Monthly Archives: February 2008
Earl’s Diner is Closing
Earl’s Diner inhabits a small portion of the space owned by Earl. The country/bluegrass amphitheater and the oversized barn that houses his collection of John Deere tractors and farm machinery take up the rest of the lot. My husband grew … Continue reading
Taking Care of Business
” For reasons I cannot explain There’s some part of me wants to see Graceland”Paul Simon Well friends I’m home from Memphis, TN. The snow sparkles and shimmers outside my window and icicles drip on my neck each time I … Continue reading
Home again!
ACK! 200 emails and so many friend blogs to catch up on. Well, I’m elbow deep in conference minutiae and my own writing so blogging is going to have to be short for now. I will catch up and be … Continue reading
New York follow up
Let’s jump into the time machine and with a whir and a wiggle, jump and jiggle back to last Thursday. There I am in the fifth row of the Minkoff Theatre watching the Lion King. A show I’ve wanted to … Continue reading
Lovelane Special Needs Horseback Riding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSpV-kmaC1kDear Friends, I’m back from NYC and can’t wait to update you on the tail end of my trip. Speaking of tail end… I got this link for a video in my in-box while I was away and I’d love … Continue reading
The agent and the ballet
I have had an amazing couple of days in the big apple. Hold on to your hats, ladies and gentlemen there are bound to be lots of smiles and maybe a squee or two. On Tuesday, I was pleased to … Continue reading
Country Mouse goes to the big city
Day three in New York City and uptown, downtown and crosstown are starting to become part of my vocabulary. I’m also adapting to the Euro scheduling. In Maine, I go to bed at 9:30 and wake at 5:00 am. Here, … Continue reading
Webwanderings
Sometimes my webwanderings and research for my ballet book link up with my webwanderings as a conference director. That’s how I came upon Mark Siegel’s blog posting on First Second Books blog. This is a great posting about character development. … Continue reading
