Tag: Plainfield

• Back to School – Adventures of a Former English Teacher

  

  Forty-five years ago I graduated from college as a freshly minted English teacher-to-be.  All I had to do to start teaching was find a job. Back in 1970, teaching jobs were not plentiful, but there were some to be found if you looked hard enough. I decided to look in New England. I guess I…

  Marian

  September 8, 2015

  God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

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• Lobster Fest Wisconsin Style

  Forty-three years ago I ate my first lobster. I had just completed my first year as a high school English teacher in Plainfield, Connecticut. The kids were done with school, but the teachers were required to show up one more day to grade final exams and turn in semester grades. None of us teachers really…

  Marian

  August 19, 2014

  Assisted Living, Celebrations, Music, Reflections

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