GPS

– Maida Korte “It ought to be plain how little you gain by getting excited and vexed. You’ll always be late for the previous train, and always on time for the next.”? Piet Hein Ever since a dog really did eat Johnnie’s homework, we have been looking for...

Trudy

– Maida Korte “Men shut their doors against a setting sun.” William Shakespeare         She came to the door with a large stemmed goblet in her hand filled with sparkling water.   In a deep gravelly voice...
Closed In – Opening Up

Closed In – Opening Up

by Maida Korte                                    – It has been said that the kitchen is the heart of every home.  Well, if this adage is true then many homes are at major risk for heart failure.  Often a kitchen remodeling project springs from a faucet that no...
Kindly We Go

Kindly We Go

by Maida Korte “Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness.  Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.”  –  Scott Adams             I have always been bothered by the fact...
The Hoot of it All

The Hoot of it All

– Maida Korte The most recent edition of National Review includes an essay on Home Schooling which has prompted my response below.  Dear National Review Letters: I read with considerable interest Sarah Schutte’s essay on Homeschooling.  Over 30 years...