by Mark Greenelsh | Aug 21, 2018 | Notes from Greenelsh
Have you heard anything lately that made you think? The daily bombardment of messages from the media compel us to discern their importance, relevance, biases, accuracy, and credibility. Don’t they? The other day I heard a curious phrase from a song as I flipped...
by Mark Greenelsh | Jul 16, 2018 | Notes from Greenelsh
I’m in Wyoming right now visiting my older brother and his family. My son joined me, but the gals are back at home preparing for the Mid-state fair. We’re having a wonderful time with my brother’s family after being apart for two years. They live in a quaint rural...
by Mark Greenelsh | Jun 28, 2018 | Notes from Greenelsh
With July nearly upon us I’ve been enjoying the pleasures of summer: watermelon, lemonade, picnics, warm golden days, road trips, campfires, friendships, and flexible schedules. To keep from getting too lax I try to challenge myself with projects and my kids...
by Mark Greenelsh | Jun 5, 2018 | Notes from Greenelsh, Uncategorized
For our graduates at school we celebrated the Senior Picnic today at the beach like we did last year. Everyone had a good time. At first it was overcast, but then the clouds parted and the sun greeted us with a cheerful glow that sent dazzling sparkles across the...
by Mark Greenelsh | May 25, 2018 | Notes from Greenelsh, Uncategorized
We’re starting to wrap things up here at school. We just got the yearbooks we designed back from the printer. The Community Day carnival was a big success. Next week I will take students on a hike in Montana de Oro to complete their last half credit of P.E. It’s nice...
by Mark Greenelsh | May 12, 2018 | Notes from Greenelsh
On Wednesday my teenage daughter hid a thoughtful note in my lunch. She also made one for my wife and my son. Here are a couple of those cards’ covers which she drew and what she wrote to me. “Dad, I know you’ve loved me as long as I’ve lived, but I’ve...
