Category Archives: Stories of Home

Mock Trial is Over

Posted on May 19, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

Well! We met for Mock Trial this morning, and what an amazing event it was.  The Challenge B tutor from Connecticut and I from Vermont brought our two classes together for a combined performance at the courthouse in Northampton, Massachusetts. … Continue reading →

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I, IV, V, I

Posted on May 8, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

Teen Challenge sang for us in church today, reminding me as they do every year of the joy I felt as a new Christian.  Maybe they came to First Congregational feeling out of place, but during Sunday School Robbo stood … Continue reading →

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Reverberation

Posted on April 10, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

Today Molly played for the last time with a fine group of young musicians, the Green Mountain Youth Symphony. When we signed her up for a year of orchestra we did not realize extraordinary caliber of its conductor, Bob Blais.  … Continue reading →

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Quicker than a blink

Posted on March 29, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

On Friday I was frantic.  After working with my kids on their papers in the morning, I had just a few hours to get a handout booklet prepared for an upcoming SAT Essay writing workshop (they had to be turned … Continue reading →

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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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