PAINTINGS AND POETRY
with Artist Kathryn Henneman and
Author/Poet C.L. Gillmore
We hope you are enjoying our monthly presentation, our gift to you.
"The Partners"
by Kathryn Henneman
"The Dance" by C.L. Gillmore A tentative waltz-sway, rise and fall.
Forward, side, back-a reflective recall. Letters and words now carefully framed.
Each thought rehearsed again and again.
No turn or nod is left up to chance.
Steps have become a well-practiced dance. Cues and timing both cautiously guarded.
The familiar rhythm lost and discarded.
Each dancer wary of crossing that line.
A closed position of mutual resign.
How far the distance traveled in a beat?
A tentative waltz left incomplete. Kathryn's paintings and Cheryl's poetry will soon be available in note cards and will comprise a twelve-month calendar for next year...2013! |
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Writing Standards - St. Louis  This past week in St. Louis I had the pleasure of serving on a federally funded NAEP panel to set up and review writing samples of 8th and 12th grade students. Our job, after two days of training, was to establish the "cut scores" that divide the three levels of achievement...advanced, proficient and basic. Seventy percent of the panelists were teachers or non-teacher educators representing nearly every state in the union--including Hawaii and Alaska. The other thirty percent of us were "general public," with nearly all of us writers.  We stayed at the Ritz-Carlton in Clayton, Missouri, a suburb about 20 minute from St. Louis and enjoyed great rooms, great service and great food! Those incentives seemed to balance the long brain-draining hours of hard work each day in our training and subsequent scoring sessions. I was reminded of the love and dedication of teachers this week as I had the chance to talk and socialize with them again. It didn't matter what part of the country they came from, they were all equally concerned for the success of each of their students. I will always be proud to be a forever teacher. I will always remember this great week spent with truly wonderful and dedicated people. I'm so glad I was chosen to be on the panel and that I was open, accepting and positive for this opportunity and experience to come into my life. Once again, I am reminded... "A page turned...new chapters begin. The sequel yet to unfold. Never forgotten and never to end. Images etched on each soul."
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From My Kitchen
Cheryl's Chicken Pillow Recipe
1. Boil 1 small chicken or 2 chicken breasts.
2. Dice and mix with the following ingredients:
8 oz. cream cheese
½ stick of butter
1 small can sliced mushrooms (may be fresh)
1/3 chopped sweet onion
3. 2 cans crescent dinner rolls. Stretch out each
roll and spoon 2-3 Tbsp. mixture onto dough, fold over and seal. Dough should resemble a little pillow after it's folded and sealed. Brush
with ¼ to 1/3 cup melted butter. Roll in bread crumbs
(seasoned or not) and crushed nuts (your choice).
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
5. Serve with the following gravy:
½ cup chicken broth
1 small can sliced mushrooms (may use
fresh)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 small container sour cream
Mix together and heat.
6. Serve chicken pillows with gravy over the
top...delicious!
My boys used to love these. I would finely chop the mushrooms so they couldn't find them! Ha! Ha!
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