Monthly Archives: March 2023

Stairway fun

Posted on March 27, 2023 by jottingjoan

I watched my crawling baby bouncing at the bottom step. He could pull himself up to stand in front of the step.. He could not lift his knee high enough to reach the first step. “You wait right here. I … Continue reading →

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Can you remember?

Posted on March 21, 2023 by jottingjoan

With fingers poised over the numbers on the keyboard, the pharmacist, as always, asked me, “what is your birthday?” I rattled off the numbers, stopped and looked at him, “And what are you going to do when I get into … Continue reading →

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Water in the Sudan

Posted on March 6, 2023 by jottingjoan

Some books, such as “The Long Walk for Water,” stay with me long after I return them to the shelf. Linda Sue Park wrote a fictionalized version about the real 1980s experiences of a Sudanese Lost Boy called Salva and … Continue reading →

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