Terry is a retiring teacher who has worked in public schools for thirty years. Terry received her degrees at Northern Essex Community College, Salem State University, Lesley University, and a summer certificate at Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is a mother of two, a grandmother of two, and has been married to her husband Rick for over forty years. Terry Crawford Palardy is a writer of poetry, educational essays, and family stories. She grew up in South Boston, Massachusetts and now lives north of the city in a small town, where she enjoys the outdoors. She is an avid watcher of all