Story Book Woods is wanting us to remember Tasha Tudor.  I think it’s a wonderful idea, of course.  I first saw this over at The Pink Gate and I am so grateful that this was shared.  You know how I feel about Tasha Tudor. 

Visit Story Book Woods by clicking on the picture above […]

[Read more →]

I had some muck sunflowers that got so tall, they were hanging over my driveway and getting caught in the van’s antenna everytime I pulled in or out.  So I went out this afternoon and cut them for a bouquet.  I gathered a few other flowers too.

They are so pretty in my kitchen, though this bouquet […]

[Read more →]

I was saddened this morning to hear of Luciano Pavarotti’s death.  We have really enjoyed his music, using his CDs especially to tie into our unit studies of Italy in the past.
We have the video Three Tenors in Concert and will probably pull it out again in light of this sad news today.

[Read more →]

Yes, this is a real, legal holiday!  In the Virgin Islands, on the fourth Monday in July, people meet in the churches to pray for protection from hurricanes. 
Hurricanes don’t make it inland to where I live very often, but there have been a few.  Now that I have lived through one very bad one, I can […]

[Read more →]

The author of The Velveteen Rabbit was born on this day, July 22, in the year 1881. 
She was born in London, England, and died in New York, NY, on September 4, 1944.
In celebration of her birthday, pull your copy of The Velveteen Rabbit off the shelf and read it again.  There are many themes in […]

[Read more →]