Dappled Things

If you…

1. …owned a restaurant, what kind of food would you serve?

I could see myself owning a restaurant that sold just coffee and dessert. I would serve all types of coffee and the best desserts on the planet. As far as I am concerned, dessert is the one, truly necessary, food group. And, of course, I would serve lots and lots of flan. Maybe I could call the place Just Desserts.

2. …owned a small store, what kind of merchandise would you sell?

I would sell old books. I would love to have an antiquarian book store. It might go well with my coffee and dessert shop.

3. …wrote a book, what genre would it be?

Definitely, any book that I initially write will be autobiographical fiction. That’s where all of my writing eventually leads me.

4. …ran a school, what would you teach?

I would love to be around small children, but I would never propose to teach them anything in the traditional, academic sense of the word. I would read lots of good books to them and let them have lots of time to play. We wouldn’t have a lot of toys, but we would have an amazing amount of hardwood blocks, dress-up clothes, art supplies and small, felt dolls. We would go for nature walks, listen and dance to all kinds of music and I would show them how to do different handicrafts. I would insist that the parents play a strong role in the program similar to a co-op program. In the end, though, I would prefer that the mothers stay home with their children and do all these things with them. That’s why I homeschool.

5. …recorded an album, what kind of music would be on it?

With the right musicians, I would record an album of instrumental bluegrass hymns or maybe some instrumental Quaker hymns.