Category Archives: My Blog

Otters

We took two of our granddaughters to the zoo on Saturday. It was a typical fall day with changeable skies and chilly winds, so we dashed inside an exhibit building for some warmth. The girls were immediately mesmerized by the … Continue reading

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Simon’s Hiding Place

My dog Simon likes to poke around the back edge of the yard where we’ve let the bushes grow to tree size. There’s enough room between the bushes and the fence for a leafy, little-dog-sized tunnel. He uses his tunnel … Continue reading

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Wake Up to Coffee’s Other Benefits

Coffee’s been in the spotlight this week with National Coffee Day on the 29th.

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On to the Next Phase of my Life

My adorable granddaughter is off to kindergarten, ready to face the world. Wasn’t it only last month that she learned to walk?

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The Ring of Fire — an Annual End of Summer Tradition

Friends have invited us to their annual Ring of Fire picnic the Saturday before Labor Day at their cottage on the shore of Canandaigua Lake, in the spectacular Finger Lakes region of New York State. The Ring of Fire commemorates … Continue reading

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Don’t Tell Me We’ll Have an Early Fall

This week, a forecaster predicted that Fall would come early this year.

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What Shall I Write About Today?

I have a lot of things on my mind. The train derailment outside of Philadelphia and Congressional Republicans’ failure to see that as a cry

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National Library Week

OK, so I’m late to the party. I just learned that National Library Week ran April 12-18. Oh, well. I was always a late bloomer.

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The Powerpuff Girls and Me

Do you know these girls? Initially made famous by Cartoon Network in the late 1990s, they’re adorable little kindergartners with a difference

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Happy World Book Day!

As a way to mark today, I’d like to share the following websites with children’s book writers and parents of young girls.

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