I am not a fan of Halloween. There – I’ve said it! What a killjoy, spoil sport, and miserable curmudgeon! Ok – to explain: First – It’s not a part of my childhood tradition. My personal mental furniture of memory for this season trends toward Bonfire Night, November 5th. I do remember once bobbing for apples – a game now out…
Enjoy the drawing. But but then read this: Shifting Ground from Chris Lehmann. From the Chicago Tribune 1958. (But only one child distracted by the flying machine outside the classroom?)
“War is not here” “No sirens are warning us of air raids” and the last line “We wish all children could be glad and safe.” In all-school activity groups on Tuesday students wrote what they are thankful for on strips of colored paper – now displayed in the lobby. (Family, friends and pets feature strongly.) As reported by the Poughkeepsie…