Tag Archives: seasons

Summer Goals

Summer is here. True, there are those purists who claim that summer starts sometime in mid June. But those people have forgotten the youthful truth that summer begins the second that you exit school on the last day. To be … Continue reading

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Some Favorite Things

Being a teacher is officially the best job in the world. Yes, I sometimes hate grading, grow tired of students who want to know when they will ever use French (“You might not . . . that’s why it’s called … Continue reading

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Cornucopia

Is there anything more perfect than fall? I always feel a little sad as Thanksgiving draws close because it means that fall is surrendering to winter.  Christmas softens the blow, but I still mourn the passing of October and November. … Continue reading

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Paris, tu me manques

I don’t know if you have been following what is happening in Paris right now (and France as a whole), but my students and I have been reading articles and talking about it all week.   You can see some amazing … Continue reading

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A Last Look Back at Summer

Today was the first truly fall day, the first day where I have stayed bundled in wool socks and a sweatshirt since coming home from church, the first day where I started pining for Christmas movies, and the first day … Continue reading

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