Junk Drawer Treasures

When my husband and I moved into our house about twenty years ago, I did not plan on having a kitchen junk drawer, but one just materialized over time and […]

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Relax and Color

As I prepared to write a blog entry during the first days of August, I stumbled across the fact that August 2 of each year is National Coloring Book Day. […]

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Reading to Children

I am an English teacher who truly believes in the power and importance of language and the value of reading!!!  But I am definitely not alone…not by a long shot! […]

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Act of Mercy

Reading the local newspaper, the Times Union, last week, I came across a fascinating series of articles by Paul Grondahl, a long-time feature writer for the paper. The articles introduced […]

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Pokémon Go

OK…I just can’t avoid the topic for this week’s blog: Pokémon Go. Yikes!!!! Everywhere I turn from Facebook to the TV to the internet, there are stories about this smartphone […]

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Stress Relievers

While juggling work, studying, and finishing projects, I tend to get stressed and sometimes sick during the last week of the academic semester. I usually get a little cold that […]

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Inspired by Nature

With Maria College located in the middle of Albany, NY, we are perfectly situated to do some fascinating exploring of the area around us! We already started some of this exploration […]

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Book Worms

Even though technology has progressed throughout the years and become a major part of learning, grabbing a good old-fashioned book is still essential. For instance, for me, Financial & Managerial […]

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Created Equal

I hope that everyone had a fun Fourth of July holiday! As promised in my last blog entry, there is more to share about the story of the Schuyler family […]

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Independence Day

Can you believe that July 4th is just around the corner!     In addition to people hosting delicious barbecues or spending the day at a lake or by a […]

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