Lori Farkas Gillespie

June 12, 2018 by Lori Farkas Gillespie 0 0

49 to 50

Smart My youngest is a bit of a math wiz. When he was younger, before he could even talk, he would put together puzzles faster than everyone else. He is able to compute math problems in his head when most kids his age need paper. He soared...

July 14, 2017 by Lori Farkas Gillespie 0 0

Carolyn

Carolyn has been my friend since 2010. I had just taken on the challenge of chairing the philosophy committee at my kid’s school, the Open Classroom, in Salt Lake City, and someone suggested I talk with her as she would be the best resource to...

June 10, 2018 by Lori Farkas Gillespie 0 0

50 to 50 – stories from my first half century

Lasts My oldest son graduated from 8th grade. Now to many of you that might sound like a big deal, but for me it is. It is the last time he will be a student in the school he has been attending since kindergarten. This month has been a...

June 8, 2017 by Lori Farkas Gillespie 0 0

Where is Pineapple Street, Brooklyn?

Whenever I am reading something and the author mentions a place, and then starts to describe the place, and it’s a real place: I have to look it up on a map. Putting a visual location to what I’m reading enhances the story for me. Yesterday I was...

September 22, 2017 by Lori Farkas Gillespie 0 0

Vietnam

I have been glued to the TV every night watching THE VIETNAM WAR by Ken Burns on PBS. Below is a post from my personal blog that originally ran in March of 2016. This conversation with my father was a huge reason for me starting Red Artichoke...

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49 to 50

Carolyn

50 to 50 – stories from my first half century

Where is Pineapple Street, Brooklyn?

Vietnam