Thursday Thoughts (& Thanks) for Wednesday's 'Weally' Wild & Whacky Waffle & Writing Workshop Party (Woot Woot, Alisha)

Every summer, the leadership institute for teachers is different...this one comes with Alisha, an English teacher and culinary artist, who had extra sour-dough at home and decided to make all of us gourmet waffles as a result - a Wednesday writing workshop with waffles. Bourbon syrup. Whipped cream. Cinnamon. 

Hello, Words. Stomach. Thinking. Joy. Pleasure.

Yes, food is at the heart of all writer's work. We've had our chocolates, Goldfish, pretzels, mints, and chips in our summer beach pails. A few years ago we had a couple of fancy donut people. But I'm all about the waffling workshop with Alicia's culinary deliciousness.

It reminded me of the Perfectly Pointless pre-Prom, Post-Portfolio Pancake Parties I used to host at Brown School for seniors when they turned all their writing in for state assessment. 

Ah, but Alisha's waffles were extra-special. Outstanding. The mark of a genius. AND she has an ability to match her cooking skills with her words. 

HOW LUCKY ARE WE?

Hmmm. I am thinking that many of my colleagues across the country may want to hire Alisha for their own Waffling Workshops!

Absolute joy. 

Perhaps NCTE, too. I imagine K-12 educators across the nation could benefit from more Wednesdays like this...maybe add a Wiffleball game, too. Workshops, Waffles, and Wiffleball. 

That's how we roll in Connecticut (and, just for trivia's sake, the wiffleball is a CT invention).