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Joyful Musings: Yay, Here Comes May
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Happy end o’ March and April, Joyful Musers. And as my 62nd year is arriving soon, I’m going to share with you 62 things that I joyfully muse upon in this life.
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Enjoying the Moments, the Sun, the Moon and Of Course Ice Skating
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It’s been a bit, Joyful Musers; 2025 has had an interesting start on my end, a start not predicted nor expected, a beginning that has me valuing and appreciating the minute, the small, the kindness of strangers, the sun, the snow, life itself.
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A Gingerbread House May Be Home for the Holidays if Your Frosting Sticks
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So, dear Joyful Musers, you’ve made it to another end, another grand finale of a year, a Christmas Day’s departure, a final moment of life.
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Always Room at the Jesus Hotel in Dover
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Most families I know have one nativity set. One. They set it up this time of year with the requisite camels, lambs, Mary, Joseph and three Wise Men. It’s simple. It’s done. No great shakes, no need for a Jesus Hotel.
New Thanksgiving Tradition: The Candy Platter
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The Candy Platter will have color, individual wrapping and enough sugar to create cavities in 10,000 molars.
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Joyful Musings: Day of the Dead Is Coming
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As a Spanish Teacher, I muse joyfully on Día de Los Muertos, Day of the Dead. This is the Mexican holiday where families delight in and welcome back the souls of their relatives who have passed on, died, expired, kicked the bucket.
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September Is Done, Here Come the Colors
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Today I muse joyfully on Green Day’s song, “Wake Me Up when September Ends.” It’s a beautiful song of mourning, of loss, of sadness, of fatique.
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A Shell of a Summer for Susan Dromey Heeter
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I collect shells for a purpose, I’ve been relearning the art of decoupage and creating some lovely images.
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Susan Dromey Heeter Looks Ahead
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Today I muse joyfully on looking ahead to my final school year, my final going back in September, my final creation of roll books and seating charts.