Summer’s End and Assorted Info

 

Summer is officially over at my house. Teachers’ meetings begin today. Sure, the first day of school isn’t until August 28th. But it will be work, work, work from now until then to prepare. 

I’m feeling a bit blue about the end of summer, as I do every year. When I was younger I thought it  was only kids who hated to see summer vacation wind down. Silly me. Summers in a teacher’s house mean more time to spend together and to catch up on all the things that fall by the wayside during the school year. Sleep. Doctor’s appointments. Home repair. Deep conversations. Fun.

I’m sending out heartfelt wishes for a wonderful school year to all those teachers, admin, and staff who are  hitting their alarm clocks this morning and yawning as they pick out their clothes. I’m rooting for you. Thank you for what you do. 

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Coming up this weekend, especially for those of you who’d like to pretend that summer is not yet over…

The DoodleHATCH FESTIVAL is a smaller version of the FantasyWOOD Festival held last year at the Heritage Farm in West Friendship, Howard County. This year, we're coming to Long Reach Village Center with a variety of kid friendly activities, themed areas, arts & crafts, amazing entertainers, specialty vendors, and food trucks.

There's something for the whole family to enjoy.   

Learn more and purchase advance tickets if you wish: DoodleHATCH Festival.

I’m a big fan of DoodleHATCH and have written about them here several times. Lee Andersen, founder of  ManneqART and creator of DoodleHATCH, is the 2023 HOWIE Award winner for Outstanding Artist. The Baltimore Sun paid her a visit recently for one of their Three Things articles.

I’ve always challenged the status quo and gone against the grain. I don’t fit the normal parameters. - - Lee Andersen

If you can, take some time this weekend to visit the DoodleHATCH festival and see how Andersen’s imagination has taken flight. 

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So: Legos. Your feedback exceeded my modest expectations! Look for an entire blog post on that this weekend.

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One last thing. A tip of the hat to a HoCoLocal who took on thankless task of trying to explain Restorative Justice on a Facebook page wholly opposed to it based largely on its name. 

What? It actually sounds like you have no idea what it really is. Why comment when you have no knowledge?

It occurs to me that a good deal of social media could be elimated if we all stopped commenting when we have no knowledge. Hmm.