Tonight I went for a three and a half hour cruise on the USS Potomac with my husband and members of his kayak club. The Potomac was built in 1934 as a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter called Electra. “She was converted to serve as a presidential yacht and commissioned into the United States Navy in […]
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s USS Potomac
Tonight I went for a three and a half hour cruise on the USS Potomac with my husband and members of his kayak club. The Potomac was built in 1934 as a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter called Electra. “She was converted to serve as a presidential yacht and commissioned into the United States Navy in […]
Aegean Dream by Dario Ciriello
Aegean Dream by Dario Ciriello is the book we are reading this month in our reading group. It’s a true story set on Greece’s real “Mamma Mia” island of Skopelos. Amazon’s description is: Comic and tragic by turns, Aegean Dream is a story of love, resilience, and the power of friendship. A compelling window on […]
Quotes for Teachers
Today two of my intern teachers working toward their credentials who are in the final year of our program presented their portfolios. They spoke about their experience and the philosophy of teaching they have developed. I’ve worked for Fortune School of Education for over ten years as a field supervisor. I observe my interns teaching […]
Protagonist Takes on Environmental Issues
In my novel, Norman in the Painting, Jill, the protagonist, is passionate about environmental issues and about helping the homeless. She researches issues such as landfill problems. The following are today’s statistics she finds: 22 billion plastic bottles ended up in landfills last year. National Geographic, Green Guide. It takes thousands of years for plastic […]
Las Positas College Anthology Called Impressions
George Cramer, Editor in Chief and Production Manager, with me holding Las Positas College’s 2015 Anthology called, Impressions and my Honorable Mention award. George’s story, “War Comes to Rakuen” was published in the anthology also. After my creative writing class on Monday, we took a group photo of the writers whose stories are published in […]
California Rain Event
Worth trying. Thanks, Violet.