Category: Essay

• Silver Linings

  Today is April 11, 2020, Holy Saturday. It’s a gloriously sunny day in metropolitan Washington, DC. Spring, as they say, has sprung. The pink dogwood in my front yard is blooming, and the white dogwood in my backyard is doing the same. It’s brisk and windy, but beautiful out—out where we are not supposed to…

  michardillo

  April 11, 2020

  Essay

  COVID 19, crocheting, family, Maryland, MCPL, reading, self-isolation, social distancing

• The Virtual Un-Reality of Distance Teaching

  https://washingtonfamily.com/2020/04/08/distance-learning-during-coronavirus/

  michardillo

  April 8, 2020

  Essay

• At Sixes and Sevens

  We are a family of four, but as a family in isolation during COVID-19, we are but three. Our younger daughter lives and works (currently from her home) in Los Angeles while our older daughter lives here in Maryland with us. She works from home most days so this social distancing has not been much…

  michardillo

  March 28, 2020

  Essay

  Chaucer, COVID 19, Eva Peron, Evita, Gilbert & Sullivan, Google Classroom, HMS Pinafore, Jeopardy, O. Henry, Richard II, Shakespeare, Sixes and Sevens, Zoom

• Another Kind of Break

  I’ve been writing regularly, but my last post here was about how impatient I was for Thanksgiving Break. I recounted how I had spent the summer in a boot due to a bad break, a broken ankle. I just couldn’t wait for five whole days in a row off from school and being free to…

  michardillo

  March 13, 2020

  Essay

  ADW, Archdiocese of Washington, Break, Catholic school, COVID 19, Easter, Lent, Mass, Shrine of St. Jude, Stations, teacher

• I Am a Teacher

  Today is Tuesday, November 26, 2019. For the last two weeks, I have been ready for tomorrow, Wednesday, November 27, 2019. Tomorrow is the start of a 5-day break from school for the Thanksgiving holiday. Saying that I am ready for it is a gross understatement. Like saying I like carbs. Or, I like to…

  michardillo

  November 26, 2019

  Essay

  Break, family, Grateful, love, MLK, Mother Teresa, teaching, Thankful, Thanksgiving

• It’s almost Pie…I mean Thanksgiving… Day!

  For a great pie crust recipe and some tips from pie-baking experts, see my article online at Washington Family Magazine and Baltimore’s Child Magazine! https://washingtonfamily.com/2019/10/28/daddyboy-bake-shops-simple-all-butter-pie-crust-recipe/ https://baltimoreschild.com/2019/10/25/daddyboy-bake-shops-simple-all-butter-pie-crust/

  michardillo

  October 29, 2019

  Essay

• How to Write an Admissions Essay

  https://washingtonfamily.com/2019/10/17/express-yourself-to-impress-the-school-admissions-committee/

  michardillo

  October 21, 2019

  Essay

• Finding Joy Every Fall: A Teacher’s Perspective

  https://washingtonfamily.com/2019/08/30/finding-joy-every-fall-a-teachers-perspective/

  michardillo

  August 30, 2019

  Essay

• The Pearls of a Lifetime

  June 10, 1989, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Port Sulphur, LA, processing out as husband and wife!   Thirty years. One husband, one wife. Two years dating, five months engaged. Two c-sections. One back surgery, one ankle surgery- her. One neck surgery – him. Two daughters. Two baptisms, two confirmations. Countless stage performances. Seven nephews, two…

  michardillo

  June 10, 2019

  Essay

• Santana Moss profile

  http://digital.washingtonfamily.com/issues/June-2019/index.html

  michardillo

  June 3, 2019

  Essay