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Author page: Patricia Charpentier

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Patricia Charpentier

31 articles published

Summers of our Youth

SpotlightJune 24, 2012444Views 0Likes 0Comments

Last Wednesday, I asked about summer jobs and activities when you were young, and you answered. Here's what you had to say. Judi Graham - Before there were motels, people used boarding houses for their summer get-aways. When you rented a room in a boarding house it included food and entertainment, and for an extra fee,…

By my own hand…

Love to WriteJune 21, 2012645Views 0Likes 0Comments

Last week I attended a women’s luncheon in downtown Orlando and got to chatting with a lady about handwriting or longhand, as we used to call it. I thought of the long hours I spent in first and second grades, pencil in hand, putting marks on scratchy, lined paper. Then once the block letters were…

In honor of fathers everywhere…

Love to WriteJune 18, 2012683Views 0Likes 0Comments

I wrote this article yesterday in honor of my dad, Clifton J. Charpentier, and fathers everywhere on the day reserved just for them. Our fathers come in all shapes and sizes, colors and temperaments. Some people have dads who don’t share the same DNA but are their fathers in the truest sense of the word.…

I feel so tense

Love to WriteJune 14, 2012709Views 0Likes 0Comments

I often do feel tense, but that’s not the type of tense I’m referring to now. I thought I’d spend some time talking about verb tenses today. Hang on…before you click to another page, read on. This might give you something to think about. Okay, let’s first do a short grammar lesson just so we all…

What teachers make…

Love to WriteJune 11, 2012560Views 0Likes 0Comments

Everyone should have someone in his or her life like my husband Bob. He is my biggest fan, someone who believes in me and the importance of what I do more than I can even begin to grasp. He carries around my cards and books and is quick to share a story about my classes…

Go where the pain Is

Love to WriteJune 7, 2012573Views 0Likes 0Comments

Pain is defined as acute physical, mental or emotional distress or suffering, and it’s something each of us experiences. It’s universal. We all have the aches and pains of sore backs and joints that have supported us for a lifetime, the all-too-often hurts of unkind words and thoughtless acts, and many bear the invisible scars…

Recipe for a great story

Love to WriteJune 4, 20121KViews 0Likes 0Comments

At the grocery store on Friday, I found a recipe for bean soup, picked up all the ingredients—ham, turkey sausage, onion pinto and white beans, bay leaves, chicken broth—and headed for home. I chopped the onion and followed the instructions provided by the expert Publix chefs, and violà…a tasty lunch treat for Bob and me. That…

Give yourself a deadline

Love to WriteMay 31, 20121KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Deadlines...love ‘em or hate ‘em, we all live by them. From my earliest days of writing a “Teen Talk” column in my hometown newspaper when I was fourteen years old, putting words on paper always had a due date. I didn’t grow up writing long, tortured Dear Diary entries, which I lamented over for hours…

Writing about the real Memorial Day

Love to WriteMay 28, 2012426Views 0Likes 0Comments

I drove into our condo complex this morning, and someone had lined the entryway with small flags. As the early a.m. breeze caught the rectangles of red, white and blue fabric, they flapped and twisted and came to life. No one was behind me, so I slowed to a stop and watched the colorful display…

The Nose Knows

Love to WriteMay 3, 201232Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Nose Knows You may have missed this holiday because Hallmark didn’t write cards for it, and there were no accompanying sales at the department stores, but Saturday was a serious holiday. It was National Sense of Smell Day. Celebrated the last Saturday in April of every year, this holiday seeks to raise awareness of…