Dede MontgomeryOne teacher: the power of oneNote: I have been absent on Medium for nearly a year — choosing not to share my blog content here. And then I thought….what am I missing…7 min read·Aug 3, 2022----
Dede MontgomerySixty, American Pie and the dental drillToday I turned sixty.5 min read·Oct 28, 2021----
Dede MontgomeryJust do itNow, I bet you thought this would be about getting vaccinated. Not exactly. Okay, kind of.4 min read·May 8, 2021----
Dede MontgomeryThe ice cometh and the power goethYes, I admit it. I was excited about our snow forecast. And not just a puny amount, but inches-no, I hoped for a foot of the cold, white…8 min read·Feb 21, 2021--1--1
Dede MontgomeryLove lettersI was updating Mom’s new social worker a bit about her life the other day. He wanted to know the important details, and soon agreed the…4 min read·Feb 3, 2021----
Dede MontgomeryThe mountains beckonMaybe it’s the glimpse of January sunshine inviting me to daydream both ahead and back to moments of wilderness glory. Or, perhaps it’s…7 min read·Jan 15, 2021----
Dede MontgomeryA typewriter click-clacks foreverOne would think I’ve written enough about typewriters. After all, not only do I share memories of Dad’s click-clacking away in My Music…6 min read·Jan 6, 2021----
Dede MontgomeryThe gift of imaginationA most favorite pastime of mine during the pandemic days of summer and fall, splattering into the wetter and colder days of winter, is…4 min read·Dec 28, 2020----
Dede MontgomeryForcing holiday joyFor several decades I have faithfully planted a dozen or two Paperwhite Narcissus bulbs shortly after Thanksgiving, patiently awaiting the…5 min read·Dec 14, 2020----
Dede MontgomeryOverdue, rediscoveredMy family treasures library books. In My Music Man I wrote about how, as our family prepared to evacuate our Eastern Oregon LaGrande home…5 min read·Dec 2, 2020----