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All Creatures, Praise God!

These days I have been singing "The Doxology" as I wash my hands. I understand others may be singing "Happy Birthday" as they follow the current guidelines for cleanliness. However,  I prefer "Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow," the…
April 1, 2020Posted inBlog Posts
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Homeschooling Help

Blanche DuBois, a character in Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire, is most famous for her line, "All my life I have depended upon the kindness of strangers." Yes, the worst of times can often bring out the best…
March 28, 2020Posted inBlog Posts
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Spring 2020 Newsletter

Dear Reader: Welcome to March 15, 2020, and my spring newsletter! Today marks an important day in the world of Shakespeare enthusiasts. Those who have studied Shakespeare's plays may recall a soothsayer's advice to Caesar to beware this day. Alas,…
March 15, 2020Posted inNewsletters
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How Do You Say It?

How do you say, “I love you”? Alison Krauss sings, “You say it best when you say nothing at all.” Elizabeth Barrett Browning famously counts the ways she loved her husband Robert. Shakespeare believes “love looks not with the eyes,…
February 1, 2020Posted inBlog Posts4 Comments