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This year (2025) finds me with 53 years of teaching “under my belt.” I have taught all levels from pre-K “(library lady” or “book lady”–volunteer) to juniors, seniors, and graduate students enrolled in my Advanced Writing class at the university where I have just completed 34 years. My first paying teaching job was junior high, and I spent 13 years with ages 12-13, the “difficult years.” I had some of the “funnest” experiences with this age group. When I was no longer the “young, fun teacher,” I taught in an elementary school setting before sixth graders went on to junior high, teaching language arts blocs, an assignment that was a “dream-fit” for me. After completing graduate school in my 40s, I went on to community college, then university teaching. This past fall I accepted a part-time teaching job at Apogee Gulf Coast Schools in its first year at the Alvin campus. After my Better Half died n 2022, I achieved a lifelong dream: opening a bookstore of my own, Rae’s Reads. A year later, I sold the house we had lived in for 47 years and moved into the bookstore. My goal is to circulate and repurpose books. Just as teaching is “in my blood,” so is a passion for reading, writing, libraries, and everything bookish. This blog will be open to anyone who loves books, promotes literacy and wants to “come out and play.”

MY (MUCH) YOUNGER BLOGGING FRIENDS

For the past year or more I have been following some teen blogging young ladies from various parts of the U.S., and even other countries, with interest. Their experiences at school, music tastes, photos, etc. differ greatly from my own. However, they are such a creative group that I have learned a great deal from them , and not only ideas for blogging.

Last Christmas, I joined them for Blogmas, posting some Christmassy thing daily for the whole month of December through January 6th, Old Christmas, and reading many, many of the posts on their blogs. This year I plan to do Blogmas again, with the moderation of just doing it twelve days. Some exceptions must be made for my advanced age. LOL

Today, after reading Sateja’s recent post on “The Last Book I…”

Thanks Sateja for the loan of your image.

I decided to accept the open tag because it looked like so much fun. All of the prompts are from a young, fresh, creative mind. The answers are strictly mine.

THE LAST BOOK I BOUGHT

An interesting novel recently reviewed on PWR

THE LAST BOOK I BORROWED

Borrowed from the library and one I am reading now

THE LAST BOOK I GAVE TO SOMEONE ELSE

Sending this book to Australia to help a friend, I hope it is as helpful to her as it was to me.

THE LAST BOOK I STARTED

I LOVE essays! This is my current favorite genre.

THE LAST BOOK I FINISHED

More essays Reviewed recently on PWR

THE LAST BOOK I RATED FIVE STARS

A Sci-fi favorite read earlier this year

THE LAST BOOK I DNF (DID NOT FINISH)

A Children’s book which was part of a series I did not look further into

THE LAST BOOK I LISTENED TO

Good, but I like print better

(I believe Diamond, one of the girls who follow each other’s blogs and whose blogs I follow was the creator of this topic. I just happened to catch it on Satjea’s post.)

Now, wasn’t that fun!

This little exercise provided by my young blogging friends provided joy in my life!

Wouldn’t you like to join in on this tag? Carla? Deb? Are you up to the challenge?

Thanks to my young blogging friend Evin for this sign off!
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  1. beth Avatar
    beth

    good for you and how fun!

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    Books Teacup and Reviews

    I hope you enjoy At Least You Have Your Health. I still need to read Magnolia Palace.

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  3. Deb Nance at Readerbuzz Avatar
    Deb Nance at Readerbuzz

    Very fun! Maybe I will join in after Paris in July…

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