https://history-nerd.com/blog daily 0.75 2025-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1550533547419-NT54ZKW1OFITNGOD8XEC/IMG_1393.JPG Blog https://history-nerd.com/blog/2025/12/2/te-amo-para-siempre monthly 0.5 2025-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/fd925775-2663-4644-99a6-3f044b9e7e8d/5DAB1922-ACA7-47F6-BEE9-BF9FE3E04B8A.jpeg Blog - te amo para siempre. - Make it stand out One of the only photos I have with you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/ed098a64-e6fb-4a64-a94d-e4e431637036/1B3E993E-F2B3-4CE2-8765-4D4ADFDE57AB.jpeg Blog - te amo para siempre. - Make it stand out 5 January 1928 - 2 December 1995 https://history-nerd.com/blog/2025/10/20/the-once-and-future-carpenter monthly 0.5 2025-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/2256f597-a5b3-46ee-8d18-c721dd90df34/826D5079-BFF4-415A-BB68-4944DE446BD7_1_201_a.jpeg Blog - the once and future carpenter. - Make it stand out My sweetest Googie Girl! -Round Rock, Texas, July 2025 https://history-nerd.com/blog/2025/7/23/its-the-hope-that-kills-you monthly 0.5 2025-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/be4e6ee8-37ea-401e-961c-16a2e9390bf3/IMG_3907.jpg Blog - is it the hope that kills you? he’s fine, i swear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/835f7ee9-9d2c-4d5b-b472-6fe291ff8b4b/1740935237784.jpg Blog - is it the hope that kills you? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/ec62bef4-a206-4cab-aac8-6986f51e1205/original-80088967-1529-4A00-8F34-394117D743EC.jpeg Blog - is it the hope that kills you? - Make it stand out we’re not in richmond anymore… https://history-nerd.com/blog/2025/7/8/teaching-history-is-not-a-mystery monthly 0.5 2025-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/823db165-0cf5-454d-aa26-102d7ece0632/SQ2+%26+SQ3+T+Chart+Reconstruction+Activity.jpg Blog - how i create history is not a mystery (anymore). - Make it stand out Example of a T-Chart I created used by students during the Reconstruction IDM. They use it to sort Reconstruction events and laws that either offered more freedom, or limited it, to the Freedmen. https://history-nerd.com/blog/2025/6/30/step-outside-summertimes-in-bloom monthly 0.5 2025-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/eed2b86b-68a3-4a52-81c8-6014ace326fa/50D9F95B-1C45-49A5-85D9-1A9341E2B403.jpeg Blog - step outside, summertime's in bloom... - Make it stand out feelin’ fancy at the formal! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/8b163056-92bd-4965-be16-d4b690e547b5/2F502578-9456-4FBA-B29F-318C48B93229.jpeg Blog - step outside, summertime's in bloom... - Make it stand out This was the end of year “lucky seven” for Lisa and I! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/4b64fada-71a0-43d5-bb52-34cf6e75f1c4/24E456F6-4813-4DF8-9FFF-D112E0B49E31.jpeg Blog - step outside, summertime's in bloom... - Make it stand out A rare photo of Mamie (the tortie) and her brother Ike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/7f3758aa-a6f5-47e4-a3e3-346bb0b57410/54B6DE54-6797-4E5F-8A07-5340084D71B4.jpeg Blog - step outside, summertime's in bloom... - Make it stand out what a life it would beeeee…if you could come to mine for tea… (Floris, Richmond, VA - April 2025) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/70b15fb2-ac13-4cdf-a37e-742b5391fd9e/GabrielleOneYear-25.JPEG Blog - step outside, summertime's in bloom... - Make it stand out Gabrielle makes the same face I do whenever there’s cake in front of me! Isn’t she the sweetest? https://history-nerd.com/blog/2025/4/12/shes-running-to-stand-still monthly 0.5 2025-05-07 https://history-nerd.com/blog/2024/9/18/que-le-vaya-bien monthly 0.5 2024-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/36a7dc77-e05e-42ae-b01d-cd9b3d926be2/36646295-A8E0-46BD-89C1-72F65740E961.jpeg Blog - que le vaya bien. - Make it stand out Today's temporary Facebook profile picture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/7f5e6412-053c-417e-bc1d-fa50f2b88abf/IMG_1890.JPG Blog - que le vaya bien. - Make it stand out salud to you, grandma https://history-nerd.com/blog/2024/9/9/paint-me-a-wish-on-a-velvet-sky monthly 0.5 2024-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/767d71b9-ae0b-45ff-aa05-fd567f0f925f/5715ABE3-EF08-44ED-8E9F-2056DEE53BA1_1_201_a.jpeg Blog - paint me a wish on a velvet sky. - Make it stand out Me, February 2018, at the Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds concert during the Who Built the Moon Tour (The Anthem, Washington D.C.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/3eee5b92-cc95-4dc5-8950-5e35a98b7c48/RKIDLP125X_PACKSHOT-1-scaled-1.jpg Blog - paint me a wish on a velvet sky. - Make it stand out Definitely Maybe, produced by Creation Records, released 29 August 1994 and peaked at #1 in the British album charts (and did so again just this past 29 August 2024…thirty years after its initial release). This is my favorite Oasis album (I will argue with anyone who disagrees and claims that the best one is (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?…I will die on this hill, I mean it! https://history-nerd.com/blog/2024/8/25/you-go-on-and-ill-be-happier monthly 0.5 2024-08-26 https://history-nerd.com/blog/2024/7/24/coffee-cup-and-im-sailing-out-to-sea monthly 0.5 2024-08-26 https://history-nerd.com/blog/2024/6/22/benvenuto-a-napoli monthly 0.5 2024-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/212ca731-eb8f-4e7b-b0ab-7fc205d001b8/IMG_0421.jpeg Blog - benvenuto a napoli - Make it stand out Bright eyed and bushy tailed, patiently waiting at my gate for the first leg of my journey from Dulles to Dublin. Of course, I had on my Blessed Mother necklace and my Scapular for divine protection during my trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/18bc9218-1939-475c-bd47-11096c2f2a86/IMG_0437.jpeg Blog - benvenuto a napoli - Make it stand out My first real Italian meal, pasta carbonara. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/bcae382f-6e4e-4b94-9127-18373f508787/IMG_0464.jpeg Blog - benvenuto a napoli - Make it stand out Here I am in front of the famous Gran Caffè Gambrinus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/6990dc4e-21c9-4683-af3d-b4feee903298/IMG_0472.jpeg Blog - benvenuto a napoli - Make it stand out My custard filled Gambrinus treat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/b2e973ea-99b4-435a-a19e-71b4a2dea8d0/IMG_0480.jpeg Blog - benvenuto a napoli - Make it stand out Amy, Michelle, and I having our first gelato (notice the natural orange color of my beloved cantaloupe flavor). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/f9947a10-80ef-4a88-810d-13e03e051f64/IMG_0493.jpeg Blog - benvenuto a napoli - Make it stand out Me, with the more superior aperol spritz I drank my second day in Naples. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/f558a0b4-0c41-4b9a-bea4-8143c4bfacfd/IMG_0502.jpeg Blog - benvenuto a napoli - Make it stand out Day two of a gelato run (here I am with my second one I purchased - the pistachio). Michelle’s a fragola girl…strawberry! https://history-nerd.com/blog/2024/6/14/i-need-your-grace-to-remind-me-to-find-my-own monthly 0.5 2024-06-18 https://history-nerd.com/blog/2024/5/18/take-a-sad-song-and-make-it-better monthly 0.5 2024-05-21 https://history-nerd.com/blog/2023/7/5/moratorium monthly 0.5 2023-07-05 https://history-nerd.com/blog/2023/2/8/a-much-needed-reminder monthly 0.5 2023-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1d02db77-874f-49ff-9bee-cd0c4028fbd7/329404200_1361879761311612_6013115623884499525_n.jpg Blog - a much needed reminder. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://history-nerd.com/blog/2022/12/10/my-star-is-fading monthly 0.5 2022-12-10 https://history-nerd.com/blog/2022/6/26/a-year-of-grace monthly 0.5 2024-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/9c6d75e5-4f27-4f30-b797-eea12811ce6b/IMG_4383.jpg Blog - a year of grace. - Make it stand out This is the Sir John Dill statue from my 2019 field trip to Arlington - unfortunately, the pictures I snapped on from this trip are on my school issued iPad…and I forgot to download them before I turned in the device for the summer… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/a7870800-10fd-40fc-b64f-1811a9ac5fa0/68B11546-C204-4E88-849B-F86BAC98A1D0.jpeg Blog - a year of grace. - Make it stand out In awe at the Changing of the Guard ceremony… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/69f7f43c-4a83-454b-9e71-39b34a7a47b9/D3D840DD-B780-4773-B6C6-A150C513A7CA.jpeg Blog - a year of grace. - Make it stand out Getting ready to witness the ceremony… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/56810954-c655-47c6-816c-c4d41f29ba3a/8975169E-7B21-480B-8346-CD94807127C5.jpeg Blog - a year of grace. - Make it stand out The students were solemn and reflective the entire ceremony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/552a1a8c-cb73-42a1-ac22-02b3e093306e/A38CC5AA-4661-4DFA-87A3-C3B5855561D4.jpeg Blog - a year of grace. - Make it stand out This is the USS Maine memorial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/e760a33d-f011-4de7-bf19-f929acf43cf8/E6A06542-AB94-4473-8E5E-7DF23D7F4A49.jpeg Blog - a year of grace. - Make it stand out Close up of the USS Maine memorial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/c29b803f-3e02-454f-9c21-f8736a140a44/B9932649-594E-49E4-8CA7-235A4A8558BB.jpeg Blog - a year of grace. - Make it stand out Two of my students in front of JFK’s and Jackie’s grave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/3cecf09c-0854-41bd-9aa3-0234181377b2/DA49612C-B660-4BF9-A5F5-80BD2F73ED6C.jpeg Blog - a year of grace. - Make it stand out The students posed in front of a section nearby JFK’s site, where visitors can look out into the horizon and reflect on some of the quotes from JFK’s speeches engraved in the granite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/dcd8aeea-ff68-4e86-b91b-9a70755c155e/D0BEBABC-D277-4512-B1C5-4C13042FBB34.jpeg Blog - a year of grace. - Make it stand out “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/e9a33c1a-db7a-42ea-9694-6d84f970ad74/56ECAEEC-6E51-41D1-9B1C-3D01518AA518.jpeg Blog - a year of grace. - Make it stand out Me, ca. Spring 2014 - we don’t talk about the petticoats and bonnet, okay? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/cf9ae277-29e3-4890-a88b-c4e98fee2a4c/9E9D495E-4F7C-407D-B66A-E120EC3E8D51.jpeg Blog - a year of grace. - Make it stand out Information provided by the National Park Service about the legacy and contributions of the Gray family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/47892a5a-0312-458b-9748-25e7faf76e3d/628FA3B9-4439-44B4-8782-3D69961C8EEB.jpeg Blog - a year of grace. - Make it stand out Dr. Matthews & I - student becomes teacher. I am honored to be a teacher of history, just like he is. Thank you for always inspiring me and encouraging me to never give up on my dreams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/0ed48062-6dab-474a-a248-2dfd9291ddde/4D1BA481-1366-45DF-AEFF-6B7E0FD459BC.jpeg Blog - a year of grace. - Make it stand out Mischief managed, of course, with Lisa by my side! https://history-nerd.com/blog/2022/1/8/remember-the-maine-and-to-hell-with-spain monthly 0.5 2022-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/65616822-5af2-49e0-a95b-3f0a084942f5/EDC06D09-168C-4B2C-B35B-1DE452E69D48.jpeg Blog - remember the maine (and to hell with spain!) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/c84ef180-8cfd-4e16-8e2c-7e6a88225fac/January+2022+SAW+and+WWI+Target+Calendar.jpg Blog - remember the maine (and to hell with spain!) - Make it stand out 2022 Goals: At this point, I’m optimistic I don’t lose any more school days to the weather and will be able to maintain this calendar… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/b67eaef1-69ca-40c4-b6ca-37f5be6635c4/385D8003-E8A7-40FC-98ED-707ED2C7133F.jpeg Blog - remember the maine (and to hell with spain!) - Make it stand out I had some pretty awesome Hearsts and Pulitzers in 2020… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/5a4b2e64-1cb9-40d0-8010-3035c6429584/5FC538BC-EA4A-40A2-ABD0-761B052CD1BA.jpeg Blog - remember the maine (and to hell with spain!) - Make it stand out My sweet little Pershing… https://history-nerd.com/blog/2022/1/1/life-is-worth-living monthly 0.5 2022-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/55a63840-0c88-46b9-8101-b3c0f7562dc3/7CAEBE94-37AE-4E2F-8607-27AE6FD41D35_1_201_a.jpeg Blog - life is worth living. - Make it stand out words of wisdom for 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/3c11395b-aa03-4236-a82c-58aabe99adab/D7AB4AA5-F641-4BF2-B82F-0F6992DFE146_1_201_a.jpeg Blog - life is worth living. - Make it stand out …still waiting to do our ‘tropic thunder’ movie night, y’all! https://history-nerd.com/blog/2021/12/6/this-is-thirty monthly 0.5 2025-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1fc16892-0589-4d94-8546-1548191858cc/EF09E4BA-DDA4-469C-A2BB-C782BBCBF36C.jpeg Blog - this is thirty. - Make it stand out If this is what thirty is shaping up to look like…I’m all about it. https://history-nerd.com/blog/2021/9/6/you-are-a-story-i-am-a-story monthly 0.5 2021-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051385726-NOH0O9W6ZG9UK5PP6ZOB/D614AB12-0F33-47A4-A365-16F4FE8BD224.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. The Unit Wall provides visuals of each unit we’ll be covering in History class, along with a brief description of what the visual is about - both in English and Spanish. The Hall of Fame is for showcasing excellent student work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051381742-ON6DAI3THPKEHD8UNH8I/3F1C3D5B-6C71-4EBF-970C-22CCD9EC9FC0.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. Here begins my Great War poster collection. You can see propaganda from Great Britain and the United States, as well as photos of the war poets (Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen) and their poetry drafts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051389472-1W4TAV0B79IN6QP6KRRM/E938C2E1-635D-47BF-8B52-4DFAFF80606B.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. The posters shift into the late 1920s (hello Grace Coolidge and Rob Roy) and then lead into World War II (I really need more New Deal propaganda). Highlights include my Normandy map reproduction and my “When You Ride Alone, You Ride With Hitler” poster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051483196-C07VI6O3LKLYGD874UQI/399F177A-3357-4DA1-BAF6-2966B588B8F3.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. My word wall (for vocabulary in both subjects) got a cool upgrade with some cheap but pretty fairy lights from Target! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051395042-G7XNSQGR1DNEX7DVGFL1/231B6566-E0EF-4F3B-996E-3E4B840700A8.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. More World War II, including DeGaulle’s statement (in French - a gift from a colleague when he went to Normandy) about refusing to let the Germans defeat the French, a political map of the United States - and some Holocaust posters. At the bottom of the map, you will see souvenirs from places I have (or my parents) have visited over the years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051398598-3MPZ3463BEOJQUJF4ZF1/FD04D87E-4A79-4B1B-B62F-3A52277DE71D.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. All the books and my “Americana” poster wall, as well as my postwar posters (you’ll see the sign of the last concert Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and the Big Bopper would give before 'the day the music died.’) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051463650-5RGP7TPV7LONER9FM3U3/84F250B6-3BA0-4B84-A54A-7FA85F5A16E5.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. Closeup of my featured books in my library and my fuzzy friends I’ve added - Paddington the Bear, Yertle the Turtle, and Hei Hei from Moana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051473895-WILORCH6EWJ9CG81Q2R0/E9743DED-C49D-4E03-9EC5-EA1919071B58.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. Even MORE featured books!!!! Can you see that awesome Yellowstone warning poster?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051403882-M62GYBJ48LCJWFVLRVGR/615C04AE-CBC8-42A7-8C04-BFF3F061359B.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. My cabinet has post cards and small mementos of World War I centenary events hosted in DC that I attended in 2018. On top of the cabinet, you’ll see my amazing coffee mug collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051483348-FS1G1ILVCA82IO5U689V/25764CCE-63F8-47C1-A63A-4FC988877C1A.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. Zooming in on the mugs - do these cups tell a story about who I am? That Tim Hortons tho… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051475828-PA4COZIDO87Z764F8RFF/78D6F1AC-62E2-47E1-B6EC-71E0C02CFAC7.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. Sideview of the cabinet - MORE posters. My best friend Jess gifted me the Yellowstone poster in celebration of when I was moved to teaching History at my fomer school. The bottom poster is an artist’s rendition of the 1889 Johnstown Flood (a topic we cover in our Gilded Age unit). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051405206-FX3QH3ZLWIBYZZB82LUE/7694ED70-E91A-4861-BB05-42B539A0BC8A.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. More ‘places I’ve visited’ posters - my dad’s hometown of Johnstown, PA, a map of Richmond, and a souvenir from the History Club field trip we took to Arlington National Cemetery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051411623-KZ6YCBE9LVPH5V4MZ3QB/546D11B9-E78F-4927-B894-C77CE3B63721.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. Classroom supply baskets & a cat parody painting of Rosie the Riveter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051412720-B9BH2LPT9H8ZUBOK224B/C1C4D139-F19D-4914-A2AE-B9B86D3C5AEF.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. More personal books (my students figured out I love the Beatles, so I’m glad the coffee table book is on display), my bobbleheads and Funko Pop collection, photos, and my “welcome to my classroom” sign I made with Lisa at AR Workshop last summer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051420751-1ZTOJKPMNEAO8ZBZ1FF2/A4749138-28B4-4E1A-BAA9-67626F4CD5FF.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. My personal corner - notice my George Mason memorabilia, photos, Zazu stuffed animal (because Zazu is my homeboy), and my prized possession - the “Ms. Gallo” shadowbox my student gifted me last year - she noticed that sunflowers are my favorite flower and decorated it with artificial ones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051424370-YN8SFS7I967Z92CTNOIY/620F5322-1039-4FED-AE13-8FBB68CE26E9.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. On the right is my Texas themed board, and then my agenda/date/reminders board. You’ll see on the top of the board photos of my family, my trips to Europe, and positive message signage to keep everyone’s spirits up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051431829-PRHGFHLUJ59YAHDJQPRZ/CAB67B07-B377-4A99-A0D6-E56BC75B8155.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. Upclose and personal shot of the Texas board…and the kitties. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051431733-1XTTBG0IQOCYWDOUSJ9C/FECCD4D2-4B9D-43DE-8A80-4CEE0AA96CEB.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. Literary quotes from “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and one of my favorites, “Anne of Green Gables.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051442771-3LOPHKWYEJ89HOZ5JJ0M/0F997159-BBBC-4009-BCE0-79F1C61D57D4.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. As Thomas Duffey called it - the board that the kids don’t pay attention to (but the board I have to have for the administration). It’s split between content areas and decorated nicely with more literary mementos - note The Very Hungry Caterpillar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051441242-B9QEVBPN1882E20252T6/374D27EE-902B-424E-8C2B-3CD68B96DAE4.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. More throwbacks to Texas - to home - and a Kurt Vonnegut literary quote for inspiration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051448692-VTRSAJZN06IMFUTW2AD8/9DD88E46-BCF2-4E55-8CE8-EB8F1BCCB5AB.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. I had to put one of George Feeny’s classic last lines from Boy Meets World in my classroom this year. Dream. Try. Do good. Not do ‘well.’ Measure your success in the good and kindness you share in the world, not just the professional successes you may encounter along the way. Be a good person, no matter what. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051451020-M31JI0SKOUAVBIBQ4RZT/FE838A5F-BEB9-4CE1-BA30-2DE61D423378.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. Full view of both boards and that fancy new SMART Board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051461216-DZSRZHNNCR7LG8EZ3ZKV/A164A7B7-B1AF-4F93-B153-F2A26AF24D91.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. Arguably my favorite ELA poster - all the Shakespearean insults - you can be insulting AND classy…who knew?? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1631051528670-B4X8HJWBJTL6PO2VELLD/BFA99385-94B8-48D6-A21B-8640D219E788.jpeg Blog - Everything's a story - you are a story, I am a story. Room 2043 - my home away from home for the next school term. 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To the right of that bottle is the Laura Mercier powder that really gives me the “vintage” vibe I’m trying to achieve. Below are the face tools: my Beauty Blender and Sephora powder brush. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1550718204245-LXHF2RN3N8706X6QMJ8N/IMG_2933.jpg Blog - the modern day flapper Charlotte Tilbury products can easily be used for every day cosmetic wear, or if you’re trying to get a more dramatic look when using makeup for a costume/fancy event! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1550544705796-LT5CCH0T2JC13G3UARN6/IMG_2934.jpg Blog - the modern day flapper Notice the chiseled tip of the lipstick. This design made it perfect to line the lips without using a separate lip liner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1550544710614-TIN8D8ZCORIUBDCK389W/IMG_2935.jpg Blog - the modern day flapper Blood Red - the ultimate flapper shade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1550544715389-D9YWI9M0LH9SKBS84SQD/IMG_2936.jpg Blog - the modern day flapper The style of the lipstick tube is reminiscent of those from the 1940s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1550545044654-1OTGAODV7EI4NZHIAEB7/IMG_2937.jpg Blog - the modern day flapper I’m pretty sure flappers wish they had these products back then to take off their makeup… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1550545314492-0Q1OO3L5ID4BOYH5NOC3/image-asset.jpeg Blog - the modern day flapper My “modern day flapper” look…minus the sparkly dress & heels… https://history-nerd.com/blog/2019/2/18/greetingsandsalutations monthly 0.5 2019-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c61c520a56827643b548e74/1550531458199-YYR3KXHJ1JD9OWMEHB7A/IMG_4378.JPG Blog - greetings & salutations - 2016 GMU Winter Graduation 21 December 2016 Winter Graduation, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 21 December 2016 The moment I received my MA in my hand will always be one I cherish. 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