tillygraywriter

tillygraywriter
Location
Palm Springs, California, U.S.A.
Birthday
March 18
Bio
Mother of Suzan, April, and Rose. Grandmother of Jacob, Sydney, Emma, Hannah, and Joshua. Retired from teaching, first in New York, then South Carolina, last in California. Taught High School and Middle School, last eight years taught second grade bilingual. Also taught adults in ESL classes at night. Love my dog Coco and my cat Raindrop. Play the piano a bit and have been a children's choir director. Cancer survivor and also a survivor of three surgeries on that same stubborn left knee.

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APRIL 11, 2010 3:46AM

Ignorance is Bliss

    You never know where an unexpected encounter might lead. 

     Five years ago I retired and moved into a new condo community.  On the Saturday prior to Labor Day, I spent hours preparing several favorite salads and also a home-baked cher… Read full post »

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APRIL 7, 2010 2:08AM

I Have an Alcoholic Friend

          I know someone whose life has become the saddest of stories because of alcohol.  Almost everyone in his life has given up on him.  His children grew tired of his never keeping his promises.  He went through two divorces because his… Read full post »

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APRIL 3, 2010 2:07PM

My Brother, My Hero, My Friend

My brother Joe served as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army in the 1950s.  At age 15, he entered the army by inventively adding two years to his age. Today Joe is 72 years old.  His first and middle names are Edmund Joseph, the same as my father's, but I have always called him… Read full post »

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