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Author Biography
Rose Mary Clarke writes a weekly column about life experiences.
Rose Mary Clarke started writing columns for the Knightstown Banner when she was in high school. A graduate of Knightstown High School, Ball State and Indiana University, she taught French at Franklin Central High School and Howe High School. Her husband, daughter Victoria and she lived in Irvington for many years. She and Bill currently live in Warren Park.
She was a Realtor for over twenty years and returned to writing columns about twelve years ago. Her weekly column that also appears in the Weekly View is about life experiences — travel, nature, the arts and the funny/sad events of the past. She is an avid reader and enjoys writing, cooking and eating good food.
She has published a book of some of her columns that is called Ramblings: A Stroll Down Memory Lane with Henry David Thoreau.
Rose Mary Clarke passed away October 26, 2017.
Rose Mary Clarke’s Story Archive
Connecting the Dots — Golden Days
“I’m so glad that I live in a world where there are Octobers. It would be terrible if we just skipped from September to November, wouldn’t it?” — L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables Along with December, October is my favorite month because it’s full of the vivid colors … Read More
Connecting the Dots, Part 2
People sometimes think that elders’ minds ramble. Not always so! Age brings the ability to see the interconnections of a lifetime of experiences. One thought, memory or story leads to another, and you finally learn that life isn’t straight-line; it is circular. Memories are like fish on a stringer. When … Read More
In the Eye of the Beholder
And they say that Americans aren’t interested in art! Over half a million people attended the 19-day-long Grand Rapids Art Prize Festival. The top prize of $200,000 was chosen by public vote and awarded for a quilt — of all things! — of Sleeping Bear Dunes on Lake Michigan. Come … Read More
Connecting the Dots
Readers sometimes ask me where my ideas for these essays come from. Heck if I know! Actually, they’re triggered by the ordinary — and sometimes extraordinary — events of living. Often one thing leads to another and one connects the dots. As one ages, one has more “dots” — experiences … Read More
Voices From the Past — Archeology in Our Own Backyard
During my interview with Michele Greenan, the State Museum archeologist, I learned that her family moved from Maine to Charlottesville and that she attended Ball State, my alma mater. I asked her how archeologists come up with the ages that they attribute to bits of pottery or my axe head … Read More