During the years when I took a leave of absence from teaching line dance starting in July 2023 and subsequently stopped writing a monthly article here in February 2025, I also distanced myself from going out line dancing. I made that decision because I felt burned out from teaching for...Read More »
It has been an entire year since I wrote an article here; time really does fly! I needed to take a break from writing and knew something would happen to trigger my mind’s return to the keyboard and sharing my thoughts. I want to thank Charlie for accepting me back!
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February 2025 marks my seven year anniversary of writing these articles for Cleveland Country Magazine. I never know when an idea may trigger my mind to think “that would be a great subject for an article” and this month is no exception. While scrolling through social media, I came upon...Read More »
Every year I find the weeks leading up to Christmas a bittersweet time, so I decided to share my thoughts to explain why I feel this way. I find writing cathartic.
Since my grandson will be turning three years old in a few more months, Christmas is definitely “sweet” when I...Read More »
Since I’m currently not teaching line dance classes and rarely go out line dancing anymore, I realized that I needed to seek out another avenue. I decided that I yearned to go back to my roots and began looking for a tap class to join. Luckily, a former line dance...Read More »
When I was writing last month’s article, I heard the news that Kris had passed away. During the month of October, I read multiple tributes and articles posted about him. We all recall the various stories about his life; here I want to write about my memories of Kris Kristofferson.
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Back in February of this year, I ran into a former line dance student of mine; I originally met her when she attended my classes at a small bar in downtown Sharon, PA. I taught there from August 2011 through May 2014. During the ten years since then, I honestly...Read More »
For those of you who have faithfully read my monthly articles, first let me say thank you; second, I briefly mentioned the band Bishop Road way back in my January 2021 article. This month, I decided to expand on my history with this country band from Western PA.
Bishop Road, as...Read More »
In May, I was cast in a play titled “Airport Encounters” written by Scott Mullen and staged by the Greenville Area Community Theatre, commonly known as “GACT” (pronounced G-ACT). Their “home” is at the William A. Robinson Theater on the campus of Thiel College in Greenville, PA. During the audition,...Read More »
Some of you may remember that one year ago I took a leave of absence from teaching line dance for two reasons: to spend more time with my grandson and I needed a break from my classes. Here I am, one year later, and I decided to give you an...Read More »
We all should remember that Memorial Day is set aside to honor the soldiers who never came home. For this article, I decided to share my personal journey to keep my Uncle George’s memory alive. He died of his wounds in March 1945 while fighting as a field artilleryman in...Read More »
Throughout my years in the line dance world, I have been blessed to meet some fantastic people. Since I’m currently on a “leave of absence” from teaching while spending precious time with my grandson, I appreciate when I see someone from my past and have the time to catch up...Read More »
