Some marketing notes on the St. John the Baptist Day brand To: Eli Castonguay, President, New England St. John the Baptist Day Observance Committee From: Amy O’Connor, Team Leader, Kelly-Doyle Marketing I want to bring you up to date on my progress with your project to raise the U.S. profile…

The kind of black only time and experience can create — A few years ago, I provided food for a baby shower I was co-hosting. The food followed a theme related to picture books, and I was doing a spinach quiche for Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss, spaghetti sliders for Company’s Coming by Arthur Yorinks, and a Mr. McGregor’s…

By a regular church goer — You’re thinking of joining a church? I’m a regular churchgoer, myself. I get there every month, six weeks. I’d be happy to walk you through the whole business and give you some tips on how to find the perfect faith community for you. When you arrive at many churches on…

A post-apocalyptic forest science unit for Grade 4 — Basic class supplies: Youth backpack with frame Youth sleeping bag with sub-freezing rating Youth hiking boots with set of traction cleats 5" fixed steel blade knife with sheath and sharpener Lesson 1. Moving Around In The Forest People sometimes find themselves alone in the forest because they are seeking safety…

UPDATE: Do Whatever You Want! — To: Parents Of Happy Acres Preschoolers From: Miss Amy, Director Subject: Positive COVID Test Among Our Students — Quarantine or Isolation Instructions UPDATE: Quarantine AND Isolation Instructions I’m sorry to have to report that for the third time in six weeks a child in our Happy Acres family has tested…

“Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals” by Oliver Burkeman If there’s one thing Oliver Burkeman wants readers of his latest book, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management For Mortals, to know, it’s that we’re all going to die. It’s right there in his title For Mortals, because mortals, by definition…

And some assessment of how my Medium experiment is going. Here is an end of the year listing of all of my 2021 published work at Medium. Some pieces were accepted by publications here, some, like this one, I directly self-published. I’m More Altruistic Than You Are at The Haven…

It’s Not Even Close😊 Thursday 6:15 PM “Hey, thanks for cleaning up that dog shit that’s been out in front of my house for a couple of days. I appreciate it.😊” 7:30 PM AMY P. “No. Wait. That wasn’t me.” 7:50 PM “Sure, it was. I really appreciate it.😊” 8:00…

When you want to give more by giving less — A few years ago, I saw some lovely little items that would have made terrific stocking gifts for some of my family members. Before I could even check the price, I thought, These will just be things for them to have to take care of. I left the store empty-handed. …