Stamp Collectors

From my large collection of stamps (unsorted) I sent each student one as part of their welcome letter. Each child then did a little research and started sharing fun facts about their stamp nation in class today. They used our overhead projection system. We practice presentation and public speaking skills all year.

A Writer's Life

Meredith Sayles Hughes, my wife, gives a talk each year to my class about what it's like being a professional writer. This year she's agreed to come earlier to help launch our writer's workshop program. She writes everyday and so will we. We are both published authors and former journalists. I love writing and teaching it. But Meredith is the real talent in the family. She's written everything from speeches to books (a dozen or so with more on the way) and shares her writing life with us.

Summer Vacation: Alaska

I once heard you should hold off visiting Alaska until you are older and been other places since nothing else will be as grand. I now have been in all 50 states. I'm glad I waited. I can't wait to return.



A two hundred year old ice cube floated up to me.



View spectacular pictures and video of glaciers and learn about the Extreme Ice Survey in the links section to the right.

Summer Vacation part 4

Here's the outdoor pool at my fitness center in Albuquerque. Aren't the New Mexico skies gorgeous?

Summer vacation part 3

Every summer I volunteer at the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market. This July I assisted this Ukrainian couple.

Summer Vacation part 2

Here we are with our godson and his family at an Albuquerque Isotopes (LA Dodgers Triple A team) baseball game. Rick, Rachel and daughters Sabine and Leah live in Brussels but are a multinational mix of Canadian, Welsh, Slovak and American. Meredith and I lived in Belgium for many years.

My Summer Vacation part 1

Here's my new New Mexico plate celebrating 100 years of statehood. Isn't it beautiful?




So, of course, we had to get a new car to go along with it. But I still have my old green and blue pickup in St Pete.