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About lettersfromheartscontent

I'm a writer working on YA fiction. I am also a mother of six, grandmother, wife to a forester, former homeschool teacher and tutor with Classical Conversations. Now retired from teaching Music at a small Christian school. In retirement I am writing, care-giving, decluttering, and calling village dances in order to give groups of strangers the joy of accomplishing something good together.

High Holy Day for the Hollerans

Posted on March 18, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

By delaying our St. Patrick’s Day celebration one day we were able to assemble a perfect party. Our tradition is to have three or four new guests at our table, in addition to Robbo’s two bachelor brothers and Grandpa.  This … Continue reading →

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Japan

Posted on March 13, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

I have no words.  Just saw my first videos of the tsunami. I have heard from one Labo daughter, Kanae, who lives in the south. She has not been physically affected, but she grieves. The other is from Kawasaki, near … Continue reading →

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SAT Essay Workshop in Upper Valley

Posted on March 10, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

Free one-day workshops offered: March 31 and April 30, 2011 8:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., starting promptly at 8:30, Hartland Library in Hartland, Vermont Bring notebook, pencil, and a bag lunch. “Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring … Continue reading →

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25 minutes

Posted on March 6, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

So. You get 25 minutes to write an essay for the SATs, and your college of choice uses your score to evaluate your readiness for the rigor of college work.  It is part of the profile they compare with the … Continue reading →

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Give Me a Break

Posted on February 20, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

I felt tiny pricks of guilt now and again. Leaving the kids home with their college-age brother who would be more interested in doing his computer project than supervising chores. Supporting the conversion of a former farming community into a … Continue reading →

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Running away

Posted on February 15, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

My dad used to tell us four girls, “The first to get married gets the big wedding. The rest get $200 and a ladder.” Well, twenty-three years ago my childhood sweetheart and I got married in a snowstorm in Vermont. … Continue reading →

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Evil Emily, GPS

Posted on February 6, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

“Always trust your instruments,” my husband says.  And that’s how we got into trouble, for not only was Emily linked to a satellite, but she spoke that cultivated Queen’s English that commanded our respect. We did not suspect our danger. … Continue reading →

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Organic

Posted on January 23, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

“I want to be a part of something bigger than myself.” I hear this more and more lately, an expression of our natural desire to know meaning and purpose in our lives.  Granted, some people seem to be satisfied to … Continue reading →

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Clowning Around

Posted on January 16, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

My son and I drove out last Thursday evening to see a clown. He was a local boy who went off to clown college and stayed with Ringling Brothers circus for several years before coming home to Saxtons River.  He … Continue reading →

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Comrades

Posted on January 9, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

I have been scrambling this week in response to some unwelcome news.  Of the two students I have in my all-day seminar, only one is returning. The second, a bright girl I was getting to know, will be big sister … Continue reading →

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