Gail M. BurnsQuotations of the Day — April 2, 2022“The good teacher — of anything — loves students into fullness, and allows them to walk away. But I never leave them: I see everything…Apr 2, 2022Apr 2, 2022
Gail M. BurnsA Memory of Mud SeasonMy first child was 10 lb 11 oz at birth, so I was ENORMOUSLY pregnant. He was an April baby, and so I spent a long winter inside, being…Apr 2, 2022Apr 2, 2022
Gail M. BurnsQuotations of the Day — March 25, 2022“As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this.” — Paul RobesonMar 26, 2022Mar 26, 2022
Gail M. BurnsQuotations of the Day — March 21, 2022“The truth has no defense against a fool determined to believe a lie.” — Mark TwainMar 22, 2022Mar 22, 2022
Gail M. BurnsQuotations of the Day — March 19, 2022“Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it.” — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelMar 20, 2022Mar 20, 2022
Gail M. BurnsQuotations of the Day — March 17, 2022“A good bra should feel like two hands holding you — two hands that you like.” — Frederika ZappeMar 18, 2022Mar 18, 2022
Gail M. BurnsPeeps AflameI once worked at a company that took its Marshmallow Peeps VERY seriously! But there was on vice-president who was diabetic and therefore…Mar 18, 2022Mar 18, 2022
Gail M. BurnsQuotations of the Day — March 16, 2022“Ah! There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.” — Jane AustenMar 17, 2022Mar 17, 2022
Gail M. BurnsQuotations of the Day — March 15, 2022“The question for us now is to be or not to be. This is the Shakespearean question. For 13 days, this question could have been asked. But…Mar 16, 2022Mar 16, 2022
Gail M. BurnsA Hump Day HeadlineA headline in the VT Digger today caught my eye. The first four words, which were highlighted, read: CAMELS HUMP SEVENTH GRADER.Mar 16, 2022Mar 16, 2022