As you may remember, one of our more memorable road trips this summer was to a berry picking farm in New Hampshire. Monadnock Berries is a family owned and operated 225-year-old farm within sight of Mount Monadnock in Troy, NH. Finding this place was an adventure all in itself, as our car’s GPS seems to be allergic to country roads. Fortunately, there were plenty of signs to help us out when our GPS sneezed.
My birthday falls at the end of July, and the timing of it has always made me a bit plaintive. Growing up in the South, my…
Preschooler, who has been allowed to stay up far too late so that she can finish cutting out the stars for the American flag she is…
Composed after watching the Dinosaur Train episode “Campout”, which features Patricia Palaeobatrachus: Palaeobatrachus, Palaeobatrachus, Ribbit, Ribbit, What are you doing, Talking about us?
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The Important Book By Margaret Wise Brown Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard HarperTrophy, 1989 Age Range: 4-8 The important thing about this book is that it is…
When my daughter saw the Aristocats slurping happily at a bowl of cream, she naturally wanted to pour a bowl for our own cats. I had to shoot this down. Although our normally timid grey tabby would body slam our calico out of the way for a taste of the creamy stuff, the sad fact is our tabby’s tummy can’t take it. Why can’t cats drink milk?
While watching an episode of WordWorld, my daughter learned that you can change the meaning of words by shoving two words together. “Mail” and “box” become “mailbox,” for example. The glorious new rule doesn’t work for laundromat however. Why not? How did laundromats get their name?
Preschooler, suffering through a heat wave with only spotty access to air conditioning, on hearing that most homes in Texas have central air: “I guess I’ll…
Father, preparing to allow his only child to ride a two-wheeled bike for the first time: “What are the rules of bike riding?”
Daughter: “No falling.”
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