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A Peaceful Retirement
A Peaceful Retirement | Miss Read
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"Miss Read greets her retirement with excitement, determined to prove wrong the friends who doubt that shell be able to cope. Upon her return from a trip to Florence, Miss Read is ready to settle down to a stream of lazy days. Of course, thats not about to happen. The eccentric Fairacre characters weave a colorful background as the beloved schoolmistress tackles new problems ranging from coping with strange electronic appliances to the worries of advancing age."--FantasticFiction.com.
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Suet624
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I had retired from my 2-year temp job helping to run elections. Yippee, summer! 3 weeks later an employee called & asked if I would PLEASE return for the summer primary election & possibly through the November elections. Staff were leaving her to do it alone in the largest city in Vermont. I said yes. 😳 My reading will go downhill. 😩

This is a photo of kids picking cucumbers. In my teen years I laid on one of these for three summers, picking.

Jas16 Oh wow. I am sorry for the change in your plans but really appreciative of your efforts and those of everyone working to help our elections run smoothly. 2y
Amiable Thank you for stepping up to go back! As @jas16 says, it‘s so important right now to have good, honest people working to ensure smooth elections. 2y
Suet624 @Amiable @Jas16 Thank you. It‘s true…it‘s so important. I‘m really happy to help in this way. Just had some really fun plans in place that I needed to change. 🤣🤣 2y
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DivineDiana I too want to thank you for your commitment to help the voting process. It is such a crucial election. And that photo is amazing! What an experience that must have been! 2y
Reggie Way to be a good citizen/friend Sue. 2y
Suet624 @Reggie oh my word! Reggie! How wonderful to hear from you. Your comment immediately made me think of a Vermont punk band from the mid-80‘s that sang a song about being a good citizen. If you‘re interested, it‘s pretty fun. https://youtu.be/-nJzmxJejg8 2y
kspenmoll Sue, I will add my accolades to you for your commitment to the democratic process during a time of discouragement. Wow! I never knew cucumbers were picked that way! 2y
ValerieAndBooks At first I thought this picture was a crime scene 😳. Glad you‘re helping things go smoothly! 2y
Suet624 @ValerieAndBooks haha. Yeah, I can see that. 2y
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Sace
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I just want to say thanks to everyone who has wished me well on my upcoming retirement. I am so ready and grateful that my husband and I can live on his one income for the next few years. 2020 and online learning broke me. After 25 years in the classroom I just couldn't do it anymore. I'm a wimp 😂

AlaMich I totally get it! I am a paraprofessional in an elementary school and my wife is a first grade teacher in the same district. Our district has been so disorganized in its handling of the roll-out of our hybrid plan that morale is very low, staff is completely exhausted and stressed out...I‘m not gonna lie, it‘s chaos. 4y
Cinfhen Best of luck to you!!! Enjoy your new chapter in life 💚 4y
S3V3N I understand! I‘m in my 27th year in the classroom and I‘m ready. I have been thinking about it a lot. I‘m trying to hang on until my 30th.🤞🏾 4y
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MoonWitch94 No you‘re not! I left education 18 months ago, and I gotta say that if I was still in it, I WOULD LEAVE now. You have to know when you‘re done. I give you all the credit in the world for knowing that. 💜💕💜 4y
Sace @AlaMich I think we are in the same state so I can well imagine how bad it is. Our district was just coming of state intervention too so I feel like it's the hottest of messes. 4y
Sace @Cinfhen thank you! 4y
AlaMich @Sace I‘m in Illinois. Our infection rate has been climbing very slowly for awhile, but I think it‘s only a matter of time before the governor takes us back to phase 3. 4y
Sace @BeaG I honestly believe I could have made it another five or 10 years if 2020 had not happened. I am too old for Innovative, online teaching 🤣 4y
Sace @MoonWitch94 it got to where I was reading articles about education and I didn't feel like I understood any of it. It feels so filled with jargon now. 4y
S3V3N @Sace I understand. 4y
Sace @AlaMich ooops! Not in the same state. I'm I'm AL. Our governor just extended the masked man date to October 2nd. But it doesn't matter because football is still on. Even with masks I think that's a recipe for disaster. 4y
Bette Happy retirement! I retired from the library just before the pandemic hit...and was relieved I didn‘t have to decide if I wanted to work behind plexiglass or not. It‘s a scary time. 4y
Sace @Bette I confess this was a rather quick decision. I really wanted to be able to keep going but I realized that education is going to be a completely different animal going forward and I am not up for the challenge. 4y
rabbitprincess Wishing you a restful, healthy and fun retirement ♥️ 4y
Hooked_on_books Good for you for reading the signs and knowing it was the right time for you to get out! Congrats and enjoy your well-earned retirement! 4y
Sace @rabbitprincess thanks! There will be a lot of ROOTs in my future. 😁 4y
Sace @Hooked_on_books I'm glad I have the ability to get out. Sometimes that's not an option. 4y
Laughterhp Happy retirement! I hope it‘s relaxing and enjoyable. Best of luck 💚💚 4y
Sace @Laughterhp thanks! 4y
CarolynM I think you know when the time is right. I'm glad you're able to act on it. All the best to you.🎉🍀💐💕 4y
MemoirsForMe Way to go! Happy Retirement! 🤗🙌🏻🎉🍾 4y
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Sace
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I'm about to have a little more reading time. I officially start retirement on September 18th.

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Congratulations 🎉🎊 4y
AllisonM89 Congrats!! Enjoy! 4y
Lindy Congratulations 🥳 4y
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Jess861 Congratulations 🙌 👏 4y
megnews Congratulations! 4y
TrishB Cool 👍🏻 4y
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Congrats!! ❤️❤️ 4y
Susanita Good for you! 4y
ravenlee Woohoo! On to new adventures (many of them in books)! 4y
mrp27 🎉🎉🎉 4y
squirrelbrain Congratulations! 📚📚📚 4y
LeahBergen Congratulations! 👏🏻👏🏻 4y
Ruthiella Congratulations! 🥳😀 4y
Birdsong28 Congratulations 🎊 🎉 📚 📖 4y
Cathythoughts Lots of reading time ahead 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻well done 🥳 4y
Kalalalatja Congratulations! 4y
BookmarkTavern Congrats! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 4y
Jas16 Congratulations! 4y
Megabooks Congratulations!!! 🥳🥳🥳 4y
Mollyanna Congratulations 🎉🍾🎉 4y
Clare-Dragonfly Wow! Congratulations! 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick 🎊Congratulations!🎊 4y
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WeeziesBooks
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The Legend has retired! Today my dad said “See ya!” to all that shiftwork after 36 years! I‘m proud of him and I‘m so glad he passed on his work ethic and love of family to me.

SailorMoon Congratulations to your dad!!! He looks like such a nice person! 🎉🌙 6y
RaimeyGallant Congrats!!!! 6y
LibrarianRyan 🥳🥳🥳🥳 6y
candc320 Congratulations!!! 6y
sprainedbrain Wonderful! 🎉 6y
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