Sassafras Mama

  For as long as I have taught classes on government and politics, I have taught my students that in a democracy citizens get the government...

All summer long, in preparation to once again teach 20th century history, I read (and re-read) books about the last century   One of the ver...

Lately, my favorite pictures to make with my phone are ones with a path at the center.   It’s like my subconscious is cheering us on as we v...

T and I took a day over the weekend to go to one of our favorite places and stop by some farm stands along the way.   We came home in posses...

Every morning I stand in the back windows of my house and admire the dogwood tree.   These days, it’s looking decidedly like Fall truly is o...

Weekday mornings on the porch have come to a rather abrupt halt this week.   It’s not the cool weather that ended the habit, instead it’s th...

My second week of hybrid learning school starts today.   When we decided to invite half of the students on campus for each week (the other h...

I was in the car Friday evening, half listening to NPR, when the top of the hour headline reported that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had pass...

My annual bulletin board (which is really more of an inspiration board) is one of my favorite back-to-school traditions.   In all the insani...

Though I am still wearing flip flops and sitting outside for all my spare moments, Fall is most clearly in the air.   The dogwood leaves are...