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Uncle Bernie

April 5, 2018 By Nancy Casey

My grandmother was the second-to-the-last child in a huge Irish family.  When her parents died, she and her husband, Doc, the optometrist, inherited the three story Victorian house with the wrap around porches.  Along with the house came the bachelor uncles, the youngest of whom, Uncle Bernie, still lived there when I was a child. On Sundays when we got to our grandmother's, … [Read more...] about Uncle Bernie

Remember the Darts?

March 16, 2018 By Nancy Casey

There’s a favorite story in my family that's only  three words long.  Remember the darts? Everyone remembers, so we all have a laugh and enjoy the story without anybody needing to tell it. We had just hung up a kid-style dart board in the basement.  The kind where the darts have rubber suctions cups on the end instead of lethal points.  It had the usual concentric rings, … [Read more...] about Remember the Darts?

Our Dad

October 5, 2017 By Nancy Casey

We sat at his feet in the living room and he quizzed us.  Who made you?  God made me.  Why did God make you?  God made me to know, love, and serve him in this world. Our dad.  He was God’s stand-in, the head of our house. After the catechism, we moved to arithmetic.  Then he read the newspaper.  On Tuesdays he watched Combat! and on Wednesdays, The Gallant Men. Like … [Read more...] about Our Dad

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Nancy blogs weekly for the Latah Recovery Community Center, sharing writing ideas that support self-awareness and self-esteem.


Looking for an art project that is secretly full of math? Or a math project that results in interesting art? Equilateral Triangle is an Inquiry Pack full of project ideas that will keep you thinking for a long time.


Writing classes and workshops

In-person Write-For-You workshops at the Latah Recovery Center have been suspended for a bit, but you can still do the writing prompts on your own. For more information, about the Write for You program, or if you are in recovery and interested in writing coaching, contact Nancy.


 

Let’s Talk About It

This is a program that supports reading and discussion in libraries throughout the state of Idaho.

Working with the Program Committee, I updated the theme The Humanity of Science and Technology.


Schedule of 2023-24 Let’s Talk About It sessions coming soon!


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All the Way to Second Street

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