Life in Retirement
Pam Watts Harris
Former Educator, Writer, and Editor
Recent Posts
Art for kids–to me, it’s important
When I was growing up, sketching and coloring were my favorite pastimes, other than reading. Sure, I played outdoors and did things like ride my bike, skate, jump rope, and other activities requiring physical exertion, but art was my favorite. I sketched people and animals, and colored them. I drew my own paper dolls, cut … Continue reading Art for kids–to me, it’s important
“Searching for Hope in the Silence”–a mother’s journey through loss
Eleven. That’s the number of family and friends of mine who have lost a child. People in my own extended family. My friends. Not acquaintances, not co-workers. My friends. They, along with the fathers of their children, belong to a fraternity no parent wants to join. That number doesn’t include those who have known the … Continue reading “Searching for Hope in the Silence”–a mother’s journey through loss
My review of the Elvis movie “Epic”
Meet Derek Culver, a Hernando, Mississippi resident who works as a barber in Germantown, Tennessee, and in his spare time does “gigs” as an Elvis Tribute Artist. He sings songs by other entertainers as well–so funny when he sings Willie nelson–but you can tell he is an Elvis fan, even though he was born several … Continue reading My review of the Elvis movie “Epic”
Who should read this book and who shouldn’t
The blurb on the book cover: It is 1895, and Aimee Winters has been forced to leave her home in Tennessee for the wilderness of the Arizona Territory. Homeless following her mother’s death, she travels from Memphis to live with her father, a man she had believed to be dead. While teaching at the small … Continue reading Who should read this book and who shouldn’t
Life As I know it 