Category: Essay
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Buttered Toast
Buttered toast. Buttered toast and a cup of steaming café au lait. Buttered toast and a cup of English Breakfast tea, with a paper-thin slice of lemon floating delicately on top. Buttered toast and a cup of homemade chicken noodle soup. Heck, buttered toast all by itself. Two ingredients. Simplicity in itself. Comforting. Delicious. For…
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Snow Day: Who Loves One More, Students or Their Teachers?
Yesterday we returned to school after a two-week break for the Christmas holiday. The day went well, albeit somewhat slowly, as first days back after break tend to do so. But, with mid-term exams looming in the very near future, students worked hard to get back up to speed. And, then, today? Snow day! First…
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Clicking My Way through the Bermuda Triangle
First, let me just state for the record: I love the internet. I do, really. I also love beignets hot from the bubbling deep fryer, covered in an avalanche of powdered sugar. And, taking long naps. And, a really dry, really cold, slightly dirty, gin martini, straight up, like Ian Fleming’s superhero, James Bond (more…
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License to Carry
After a lifetime of being a cat person, a dog came into my life. It’s a long story but suffice it to say that it was a somewhat unorthodox adoption. Being half-Scottish, and having traveled to Scotland several times, I have quite a few souvenirs emblazoned with the ubiquitous Westie and/or Scottie. I always dreamed…
Michelle Blanchard Ardillo 