by Susan | Dec 2, 2023 | Hannah, On My Mind
WHRL’s Winter Festival launched today. I have so much fun planning my contributions for this event each year – I love seeing people’s reactions to my creations. This year seeing how Hannah’s contributions are received is even more delightful....
by Susan | Aug 6, 2023 | Hannah, On My Mind
Yesterday we celebrated Hannah’s 24th birthday. She spent her summer primarily down in Brunswick, so we were prepared for the six-hour round trip to take her out to dinner and celebrate. Luckily, at the last minute, Hannah could head home for the weekend. Yay...
by Susan | Aug 8, 2022 | Hannah, On My Mind
Hannah’s birthday was on Friday (Happy 23!). Given that she’s adulting and had to work both Friday and the better part of Saturday, we planned to celebrate Saturday evening. Unexpectedly, our 18-year-old oven stopped working on Friday. An early Saturday...
by Susan | Jan 11, 2022 | Hannah, On My Mind
Yesterday was a momentous day. We moved Hannah into her first apartment. It’s a lovely little one-bedroom situated over a barn just 2.25 miles away. Finding rents Downeast is a challenge. Good rentals are far and few between. In this instance, a friend of a...
by Susan | Dec 23, 2021 | Hannah, On My Mind
I received a most unexpected letter in the mail today from Santa’s Helper. As a child, Hannah wrote Santa; the envelope addressed to “Santa Clause, North Pole.” Santa’s Helper returned to me two of her letters – this one written in...
by Susan | Aug 30, 2021 | Hannah, On My Mind
As a parent, I’ve oddly been missing that back-to-school vibe. For the first time since 2004, I haven’t participated in the shopping and gear-up for another school year. The rhythm is off now that Hannah’s a college grad. After returning from Denison...
by Susan | Aug 5, 2021 | Hannah, On My Mind
It’s hard to believe that I’ve had this wonderful girl in my life for 22 years. Although the weather was gloomy, we still celebrated with our traditional lobster dinner – margaritas, 1.5-pound lobsters, cheesy potatoes, cheddar bay biscuits, and a...
by Susan | May 25, 2021 | Family, Hannah, On My Mind
Denison Graduation 2021 was a whirlwind of a week. We arrived home last night, and I woke this morning so tired that I could barely think straight. The adventure started last Wednesday with Gidget in tow. She’s very attached to us, and we were hesitant to put...
by Susan | Apr 2, 2021 | Hannah, On My Mind
I received an exceptional package in the mail today. Hannah sent a birthday gift on Monday for my birthday on Wednesday. She was horrified to learn that USPS 2-day Priority mail isn’t – and was disappointed her package wouldn’t arrive on time. But...
by Susan | Aug 16, 2020 | Hannah, On My Mind
It’s 1036 miles from Milbridge to Granville, Ohio. We made the trip to college this year with a couple of stops along the way and moved Hannah into her new apartment suite on Friday. She’s in a building of four-person apartments. Each student has a single...
by Susan | Aug 6, 2020 | Hannah, On My Mind
Hannah’s 21st birthday yesterday was a quiet day at home, laying low and enjoying life. The menu was the traditional birthday lobster and Hannah’s favorite “cheesy potatoes.” Paul surprised her with a gorgeous “campus cruiser”...
by Susan | Aug 5, 2020 | Hannah, On My Mind
Twenty-one. How is it possible that my little girl has grown into this amazing woman. Legos, Disney, and Harry Potter – they seem like just yesterday and have been traded for cameras, lenses, and scripts. Hannah, you’ve made parenting such a joy. Even...
by Hannah Bennett | Mar 29, 2020 | Hannah
This was it – my final week in Copenhagen – though I didn’t know it yet. On Monday, March 9th, it was announced that all future study tours were canceled – which meant that I would not be able to go to Normandy, the Czech Republic, and Austria...
by Hannah Bennett | Mar 21, 2020 | Hannah
Little did I know, this was my last full week in Denmark. Yet, I had a feeling. Reports were coming in about the spread of the Coronavirus across Europe and the rest of the world. In the meantime, I went on with my regular life and tried to make the most of it. I...
by Hannah Bennett | Mar 19, 2020 | Hannah
After my trip to Poland, I still had some free time and was looking for a fun day trip. Helsingborg, Sweden, was a 40-minute train ride and 20-minute ferry ride from Hillerød where I lived with my host family. My first impression was, “Oh, it looks a lot like...
by Hannah Bennett | Mar 18, 2020 | Hannah
Hi. This is Hannah writing about my final weeks in Denmark. Seven weeks into my stay in Denmark, I had a free week. From my first week in Europe, I started planning this trip to Poland. Fellow students were traveling to famous sightseeing spots, but I wanted to...
by Susan | Mar 12, 2020 | Hannah, On My Mind
Today will be Hannah’s last day in Denmark. Covid-19 has slowly eroded her study abroad program. Last week, her program canceled all travel outside Denmark (Normandy, Vienna, and Prague). Earlier today, we learned Denmark is shutting down schools, universities,...
by Susan | Feb 23, 2020 | Hannah
The last couple of weeks have been a bit of a challenge for Hannah. Being sick when you’re away from home is never fun. Pair that with the lack of familiar cold meds (a professor told her she needed to go to Sweden to get good cold meds), and it was rough. After...
by Susan | Feb 14, 2020 | Hannah, On My Mind
When Hannah is away, I enjoy creating care packages to send periodically. Monthly packages to Denmark was not fiscally viable, so I had to plan and secretly send them along with her. Given her suitcase size and weight limit, I didn’t have much leeway. Five...
by Susan | Feb 3, 2020 | Hannah
Hannah has settled into her Danish routine. The six-hour time difference makes finding good times to chat a challenge, but thanks to the Internet we text and chat daily. She’s learned where to find lunch deals in a city where hot cocoa costs $7. The mishaps of a...
