by Wanda Fischer | Mar 26, 2024 | Day in the Life, Education, Life Experiences, Remembrance, Uncategorized
30-day blogging challenge On Tuesdays I go to an elementary school in my area, via a program called Reading is Fun. I work one-on-one with two students–one in the second grade, one in the third–whose reading skills are lower than their grade level....
by Wanda Fischer | Mar 25, 2024 | Day in the Life, Life Experiences, Memoirs, Music, Totally My Opinion, Uncategorized
Last week, I told everyone that I was supposed to be singing tonight at an induction ceremony for the Thomas Edison Music Hall of Fame recipients, class of 2024, sponsored by Proctors Theatre in Schenectady. Two of my friends, Margie Rosenkranz and the late Jackie...
by Wanda Fischer | Mar 24, 2024 | Day in the Life, Life Experiences, Memoirs, Uncategorized
We lost power to our home–and many others in the neighborhood–yesterday at about 4:30 pm. I was driving home from the radio station at about midnight. The roads on the fifteen-mile drive weren’t in good shape. The temperature was at about the...
by Wanda Fischer | Mar 23, 2024 | Day in the Life, Life Experiences, Totally My Opinion, Uncategorized
Calendar spring came a couple of days early this year due to Leap Year. But the calendar was fooled because the weather has other plans. I woke up this morning with about three inches of wet snow on the ground. Now, that’s not all that unusual here In upstate...
by Wanda Fischer | Mar 22, 2024 | Day in the Life, Life Experiences, Radio, Remembrance, Uncategorized
Wow, my fellow Rave Reviews Book Club and I have been at this since March 1, 2024. So far, we have taken each other on trips all over the place, learned new things about one another, and had fun. Today, I couldn’t think of any special “day” to...