Life in Retirement
Pam Watts Harris
Former Educator, Writer, and Editor
Recent Posts
“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
Our interests and hobbies: nature or nurture?
A lazy, rainy morning after-breakfast, before getting dressed, before hair being brushed. The focus? Aqua Art. Paint perfect pictures using nothing more than water and a brush or finger. Allow to dry. The ink disappears, and you can do it all over again. Bluey and Bingo are perfect every time. Remember what it was like … Continue reading Our interests and hobbies: nature or nurture?
Life As I know it 