Category Archives: loss

Thoughts from Christmases Past

Posted on December 21, 2020 by thequarryschild

Christmas is a mostly happy series of memories for me. One thing I always associate with my memories of the season is Christmas cookies and Christmas offerings in general. From my early years in Burlington, VT, I recall my mother … Continue reading →

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How could I ever forget?

Posted on September 10, 2019 by thequarryschild

The sky was a startling blue, the air crisp.  It was the fourth day of the new school year and I remember thinking that it would be a great day to be outdoors.  But a rare and beautiful day created … Continue reading →

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I thought I had no words…

Posted on April 8, 2019 by thequarryschild

As it turns out, I was wrong.  Shock and disbelief robbed me of them for at least 24 hours but, at last, the machinery in my head is clanking again.  During my 25 year career as a teacher, I figure … Continue reading →

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Spring, love, and heartache…

Posted on March 24, 2019 by thequarryschild

Admittedly I am not the best at remembering quotes, much less entire poems; however, as the season struggles to morph from winter to spring one particular line flits through my subconscious…”In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to … Continue reading →

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Let’s get real, people…

Posted on February 16, 2018 by thequarryschild

Kids are dying unnecessarily in our country.  These mass shooting tragedies do not have to happen.  They just don’t.  I’m certainly guilty of putting my thoughts and prayers out there but the folks in Florida are correct…we need action.  Writing … Continue reading →

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Understanding friendship…

Posted on August 16, 2015 by thequarryschild

I have so much to learn about friendship.  It seems all I once believed in doesn’t count for much anymore.  I was taught friends stuck by each other through thick and thin, communicated, believed in one another.  Over the years … Continue reading →

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Precious is life and its memories…

Posted on January 11, 2015 by thequarryschild

Many of us feel we know the meaning of the word ‘precious.’ It may mean too valuable to describe or too valuable to be wasted. So, does that mean life is precious? Many may argue that it is. But who … Continue reading →

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“Dance like no one is watching…”

Posted on May 8, 2014 by thequarryschild

This is a great reminder to us all.  We become so enmeshed in life that we forget to do the simple things.  We become so wrapped up in who we are, and who they are, and maybe we should be … Continue reading →

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