by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Apr 18, 2023 | Blog, Writing for Children
This past Thursday, my friend Cindy Wilson–author of The Beautiful Snow, about the winter Laura Ingalls Wilder chronicled in The Long Winter, invited me on a road trip to De Smet, SD, to explore the town where Laura spent that long winter. I like road trips,...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Nov 16, 2022 | Blog
This cracked me up so much that I had to share it. I don’t believe you need to have suffered student evaluations of your teaching in order to appreciate this! https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/selected-negative-teaching-evaluations-of-jesus-christ *Thanks,...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Nov 15, 2022 | Blog, Cycling, Ebike, Mayo Clinic
I think most people who even look at this blog have seen this, but I feel rather obligated to include it. It does say some important things about how I feel. I’m a little self-conscious about it, so that’s all I’m going to say. I have a bunch of...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Aug 29, 2022 | appreciating nature's life cycle, Blog, Life cycle, Metamorphosis, Monarch
We all learn about the metamorphosis of caterpillars to butterflies in kindergarten or first grade. It’s nothing new, and no longer profound–that is until you get to experience the whole thing firsthand. A few years ago, Tom and I allowed a milkweed plant...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Jul 28, 2022 | Blog
A lot has transpired this summer. As I wrote earlier, I was adjusting to a new phase of life without much cycling. After being taught by cardiologists and cardio therapists that I needed to practice restraint and moderation in all my activity, I have morphed into a...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Mar 6, 2022 | Blog
When I studied South Africa for years, I learned about “Ubuntu.” When I got to know South Africans, I experienced it. One of my students who traveled to South Africa with me got “Ubuntu” tattooed on her arm. I required all my students to read...
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