Author Archives: Carol

Last Thursday, I wrote about teaching Hawaiian dance. I took 2 trips to Hawaii to immerse myself in the culture ,history and language of Hawaii. On my first trip we visited the oldest and youngest islands. Kawaii and Hawaii Islands are found on the south and north ends of the Hawaiian archipelago. Our trip hadContinue reading “Rainbows and Rainforests June 24, 2021”

Today, in the northern hemisphere, we mark the day as the start of summer. In ancient times, this was considered mid-summer. The day may not always be the longest for daylight, due to the location of the observer. The sun is at it’s highest point, about 22 % above the earth. Looking at my weather,Continue reading “Summer Solstice, June 22, 2021”

I was reminded this week, of teaching Hawaiian dance to young girls at a dance studio in my town. I had been one of the adult hawaiian dancers. The hulas we preformed were modern and songs that many mainlanders were familiar with. I started to research the old Hawaiian stories and chants and choreographing trationalContinue reading “Teaching Dance , June17, 2021”

My sister in law sent me this list of life rules that she obtained from an elderly friend. I thought it was worth a re-printing I asked a friend who has crossed 70 & is heading towards 80 what sort of changes she is feeling in herself? She sent me the following: 1 After lovingContinue reading “How to Live Well June 15, 2021”

As a child, my summer vacation was divided into two sections. Time at home or time at a cottage. My parents would rent a cottage on one of the many smaller lakes in the upper lower peninsula . We would pack food, kids and fishing equipment into the brown station wagon. As we grew, aContinue reading “School’s Out June 10, 2021”

As a person born and bred in the Midwest, I don’t think of the world’s oceans often. I do have personal mental photos of interacting with portions of the worlds oceans. I recall the fury and intensity of a storm while on a small boat. The boat bucking like a bronco fighting the waves. IContinue reading “World Oceans Day June 8, 2021”

Today is the feast day of the Body of Christ celebrated by Catholics, Anglicans and Greek Orthodox churches. Legend records the the city and bay of Corpus Christi was discovered in 1519 by a spanish explorer, Alanzo Alvarez de Pineda. He sailed into the lush tropical bay on the feast of Corpus Christi and namedContinue reading “Corpus Christi June 3,2021”

Many people were on the move traveling this weekend in the air and on the ground. Lifting of restrictions has the enhanced feeling of returning to normal. Others view the lifting of masking and restaurats at 100% capacity as an indication of normality. I have a more subtle clue. Yesterday, I was sitting in myContinue reading “Return to Normal June 1, 2021”

This is the story of when the speech pathologist has to deal with an articulation issue in her own child. Ruth spoke her first word at 9 months. It was for calling her Grandma. She would curl her fingers towards herself while repeating,”Ga Ma, Gama” in a low voice. Her vocabulary and desire to talkContinue reading “Not Far From The Tree May 27, 2021”

I have shared several stories about my days as a speech pathologist, but I haven’t explained why. May is Better Speech and Hearing Month to promote and inforn the publice about communication skills. Besides working with children on articulation and language skills, speech pathologists may work with cognitive deficiencies, swallowing disorders and lip reading forContinue reading “Better Speech and Hearing Month May 25, 2021”