Riddles Michigan Retired Teacher School Presentations Author Books

AND THEY’RE OFF! 

Riddles. I like them, especially the simple, silly ones. They set my mind spinning in logical circles where I often miss the ...

Holiday Cheer!

Holiday cheer! That's what I wanted to write about when I turned the calendar to December. Something full of...

It All Depends Where You’re Coming From

You've seen it, a glass filled midway with water. You've heard the question: is the glass half full or half empty? The question implies that you must be one or the other. It's not one or the other...

What Will You Do With February 29th?

Every four years the month of February receives an extra day. I propose we make February 29th a special day, like a...

Harbinger

My dad and I played a game every winter. Who would see the first robin? Dad knew the robin was the...

LET’S GO!

Hey! Wait for me, 2023! While I was still singing Auld Lang Syne, January 2023 started its journey toward December! Hey, wait up, I call out to...

Jingle All the Way!

I usually hear these bells only in December, but at their first jingle I am transported to my childhood. I “jingle all the way” back to the days of my Christmas caroling on horseback. The annual Christmas party at...

The Wonderful Challenges of November

The eye records the trees waving and relinquishing the last of their brilliant fall foliage. Squirrels scamper across lawns, vigorously...

It Happened To Me

There I was, sitting pretty at the top of July's summertime sunshine. On top of the world, soaking in the blue skies, relaxing under...

National Day of Joy

When I heard June had a National Day of Joy, my thoughts sprang immediately to summertime fun of childhood. But the Comfort Keepers had something more in mind when they created this day in 2019...