
This past spring, I conducted an experiment in an effort to enjoy crafting my daily outfits again: choose and stick to a weekly theme using what I already had in my closet. I told some of my AP Language students about this, and we decided I would keep the theme a secret, so they could…

I don’t wear blue from September 1 to December 1. Perhaps the occasional pair of jeans or a navy sweater or an errant stripe of midnight blue in a plaid scarf will make an appearance, but mostly I avoid it–blue just isn’t a fall color. Fall is the season of crisp leaves and grey skies…

Before I get into our wonderful South Dakota itinerary, I need to tell you about my harrowing travel tale. People going west in covered wagons had a better time than we did. On the way to the airport on our first travel day, I receive a message that our flight has been delayed long enough…