Barbara Thompson

Sweet!

Saturday, April 8, 2023 We went to watch some of the process of making maple syrup out of sap. The first part involves boiling sap for a long time, to cook off the water. I read it takes 40 gallons of sap to make a gallon of syrup, so a LOT of boiling needs to

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Huh

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 I was subbing for a tech ed teacher today. I assumed (never assume) that was a computer guy who taught computer-y stuff because that is what tech is. I opened the classroom and saw no computers. Huh. Apparently this is a “build stuff” class. The 8th graders were building bottle cars

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Nostalgia

Sunday, April 2. 2023 The definition of nostalgia is a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. I am always so nostalgic for things from the 1950s, which is odd because I don’t have happy personal associations because I WASN’T BORN YET. Yet, when

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