Well, “Back-to-School” season is here, and I’m reminded of when I was a girl returning to school, being assigned an essay on “How I Spent My Summer.” While some of my childhood summers were action-packed with travels to Yellowstone and Disney World, most were spent at home, playing in the heat with neighborhood friends, andContinue reading “How I Spent My Summer”
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Growing with Children’s Books
About twice a month, I visit my local library and stock up on children’s books to study. I always suspect that other library patrons wonder why a 64-year-old woman is reading children’s books instead of adult best-sellers. But this is something children’s authors must do to stay on top of publishing trends and learn tricksContinue reading “Growing with Children’s Books”
Growth Experiences
It happens every February here in the Midwest. There will be days and days of endless cold and grey and heavy snowfall. Then, our lives are suddenly graced by a couple of bright sunny days with temperatures in the 60s. I’m thrilled by this brief visit of Spring, who is trying her best to re-enterContinue reading “Growth Experiences”
Bygone Butterflies
In the 1960s, one of my favorite summertime activities was catching and observing insects. I had a little net and a “bug jar” that I’d place insects in for study. My bug jars were usually mason jars with nail holes hammered into the lids to create air holes for whatever I caught. I’d prepare theContinue reading “Bygone Butterflies”
Spring in My Heart
Finally, SPRING crept in. Like light shining through the space beneath a door, her finger-like rays snuck into my wintering mind and began to coax me away from my cold, dark mental state. April is always such a mixed-up time weather-wise. It always feels like too many days of knock-you-down wind, alternating with days ofContinue reading “Spring in My Heart”
Growing Season
Yesterday was gorgeous. As I glanced out the window to see rabbits nibbling in the grass, birds seemed to be singing extra enthusiastically. By afternoon, temperatures reached the mid-70s, and most of my neighbors were outdoors raking, planting, or putting out lawn furniture. It’s official; spring is here to stay. If my father were stillContinue reading “Growing Season”
Little Seeds Read 