On November 9, I wrote about an experience I had with my 2-year old niece, the first time her parents left her with someone else (me) for a couple of hours, while they went to the bank. How, when she finally realized they weren’t there, she searched for them, and then cried, then went into …
Last week, the book selected for reading to first graders (the volunteer work I do) was The Rainbow Fish. Although I have known of the Rainbow Fish for years, this was the first time I had actually read it. While we were waiting for the kids to arrive, I flipped through the book and took …
I am a huge Laura Ingalls Wilder fan. There I said it. I not only own the whole series (unremarkable), I reread them annually. Ever since I was a little girl, I have had a tradition of cranking the A/C up super high and hunkering down under a blanket during the peak of summer to …
In the past I was never one to read online. My only real feed was LinkedIn, which I am bored with – too many stores about the same things over and over – and this week, I branched out (or maybe twigged out). Here are some stories that fascinated me online: On Language Read these …
