On Friday, March 13, 2020, an announcement came over the loudspeaker at school stating that starting the following week the Waynesboro Area School District would be closed. You remember this time, I’m sure. The beginning of the...
Author: Emily Dickey
Sometime around 2008, I signed my mom, my mother-in-law, and myself up for knitting lessons at the Knitting Cottage in Leitersburg. Knitting has always fascinated me; the ability to create everything from a scarf to a blanket,...
Snow, ice, sleet, more ice, wind, and super cold temps … . Yes, that’s what Old Man Winter dealt to our area last week. To be honest, there is nothing motivating when you open the weather app...
Being a mom is my favorite role. Being a mom is also my hardest role. As my girls have grown older they have each developed interests much different than mine. Neither loves to run long distances. They...
For years, I have been a coffee drinker. It doesn’t have to be Starbucks, but it does have to be in my mug first thing in the morning. Throughout the Pandemic my coffee consumption grew. Since I...
What is it about a new year that makes us feel like we can take on the world? I’ll be honest. I often fall into the hope of a new year as well, thinking of dreams and...
I am one of the lucky few who has time off work the week between Christmas and New Years’. As a high school English teacher, my last day of work for 2021 was on Dec. 22. I...
About a week ago, I was hunting endlessly for the Dickey House Elf on the Shelf, fondly named Marty. For the life of me, I could not find that elf. I searched every box of the Christmas...
The holiday season has arrived and just like every other year my mind is filled with a to-do list about a million pages long: Hang up the lights outside.Pull out the Advent calendar.Address the family Christmas cards.Figure...
Over the holiday break, I was able to catch up with quite a number of important people in my life – mom friends, former students, close family members, and true blue, lifelong friends. It is not lost...
