I finished up my Lilly Distinguished Fellow grant in England. I spent a week in Deal, Kent... go there... it is the secret of England and on the Channel ... the marina in Deal, was where we hung out hats. I swam the last night in the channel on a shingle beach (that is all gravel that heaves and shifts with the waves) and I slept each night to the sound of the waves and pounding surf. Two castles are within walking distance, the town is quaint, we hoped the train to Dover and Cantebury and Ramsgate, and my husband and I alone, ventured down to Portsmouth and crossed by night... the channel to visit the d-day beaches. I have a slide show which I would share with you so you can share with your students, but I am not sure how to show it to you except to say go to my website, http://www.bovarules.typepad.com and scroll down until you come to the smile box on d-day. It was the moving thing I have ever done on a vacation. I will save the bit on York and Oxford for a later date. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacquie Leighton" <[email protected]> To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 2:51:45 PM GMT -05:00 Colombia Subject: Re: [LIT] our own summers
Hi Bill and all! I think I had a summer...I want to do so much, I pack it full and that means it flew by! I spent time in southeastern Washington visiting with my twin...very memorable indeed. We spent time sightseeing in Seattle and later in the week, we drove to Oregon for a Jackson Browne concert at Maryhill Winery! Amazing time and the ride down was meaningful because we talked it up and had some heart to heart conversations. A piece of me remains with her so when we do get together, at least yearly, we groove well. And we always find lots of time for fun on the water. Also had a wonderful May, June, and July hosting our nephew, seventeen and about to join the Marines. He was tons of fun and always wanted to go, go, go so I went, went, went...as much as I could with a bum leg. We spent some amazing days kayaking on a lake here in Washington County Maine. Loved every minute with him. In between had a lot of commitments but sure was a much needed break from teaching. On Aug 28, 2009, at 7:30 PM, Bill Ivey wrote: > Hi! > > With some of us started back in classes, and others (including me) > getting > ready to start, I can't help wanting to hold on to parts of summer > break. So > - I'm wondering what all you did this summer that was meaningful to > you. > _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
