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Let’s just cut to the chase shall we? Are October and Halloween really about ghosts and goblins, witches and vampires? Is that really the payoff these days? Or is it candy…bags and bags of the sweet stuff…chocolate bars and gummy … Continue reading →

At the height of the swine flu several years ago I was having a discussion with my third grade class about the relationship between pigs and the H1N1 virus.  Somewhere in between the reassurances that bacon was safe to eat … Continue reading →

People, I am at my wit’s end with my hosting service. First they messed up and turned off the blog and now none of the links work. All of this has conveniently coincided with my having a brand new baby … Continue reading →

When it come to the heat of summer, I can only think of one true relief…water.  Whether it’s heading to a beach house on the shore, swimming in a pool, running through a sprinkler or just turning the shower to … Continue reading →

Whether it’s the curved turrets, the drawbridge and moat or the distant foreboding of a stone structure on a hill, castles have long captured our imaginations.  Existing in real life and featuring heavily in fairy tales, castles are often accompanied … Continue reading →

Finally, the warm weather is here.  Well, here meaning the Mid-Atlantic part of the United States.  But even more than the warm weather, it’s the amazing abundance of growing things that is heralding the imminent arrival of summer.  It’s the … Continue reading →

As usual, May is the month of my spring blog-keeping where I ferret out all of the posts that have been lurking around without a home and post them in a themeless free for all.  This month I’ve  got evil … Continue reading →

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo This post was originally published on August 4, 2010. Kate DiCamillo is all the rage right now.  With two books made into Major Motion Pictures (Because of Winn Dixie and The … Continue reading →

I don’t know about you, but where I live, March has been a cold, wintery month.  In fact, it even snowed on the first day of Spring.  I am desperate for some decent weather.  Now that it’s after Easter, I … Continue reading →