The YELLOW CANARY – There’s a beautiful children’s book, Pet Show, by Ezra Jack Keats… The story is about all…
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August 30, 2011
Day 3 of NO POWER
Still no power. Woke up this morning holding my breath that we’d have it. No. LUCK. It was “fun” before,…
When we knew Hurricane Irene (or at least a lot of its wind and rain) was going to hit us…
August 29, 2011
Hurricane Hair that only a Mom could love…
From the moment I knew the meaning of the words CURLY. HAIR. I knew I had it. And I hated…
August 29, 2011
What to do with NO power at 9PM – Just DANCE!
OK… so it was a LONG day yesterday without power. It was on when I woke up yesterday morning, but…
The MAGPIE – There’s a magically sunny children’s book, How the Sun Was Brought Back to the Sky, written by…
August 28, 2011
And hello, Irene… we’ve been waiting for you.
Thursday and Friday were stocking up on all kinds of things for the hurricane days… milk, eggs, bread, water, non-perishables,…
The BLACKBIRD – There’s a beautiful adaptation of a tale from the Ila-speaking people of Zambia in the book Beautiful…
August 28, 2011
William Preparing for Hurricane Irene
My William is fully ready and prepared for Hurricane Irene… … he’s my little love!
August 27, 2011
Hurricane Irene begins with a little squirt… !
Getting ready for a hurricane is no fun. Unless you get a visit from a son and son-in-law to help…
August 27, 2011
Getting ready for Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene is THE hot topic in Rhode Island these days. You can’t turn on any of the local television…
The BLUEBIRD – There’s a happy little poem, SPRING for Annie by 20th century American poet Reed Bye… SPRING… for…
August 27, 2011
Preparing for Hurricane Irene
Well… she’s almost here. I haven’t been in a hurricane since I was about 12 years old, so this is…
The RED-TAILED HAWK – There is a mesmerizingly lovely book, Matthew’s Meadow, written by Corinne Demas Bliss and illustrated by…
August 26, 2011
There’s gold in them thar SPILLS…
What I mean is that a SPILL of any kind holds golden nuggets of fun for kids… if we let…
August 26, 2011
2 Trips to the Hospital for Henry in ONE DAY
When I found out Henry was a boy, I remember people saying to me, “Oh… 4 boys – just imagine…
August 25, 2011
“I am riding on a limited express…!”
One of my favorite of all time poems is Carl Sandburg’s LIMITED… LIMITED I AM riding on a limited express,…
There’s a whimsical little children’s book, Tweak Tweak, written by Eve Bunting and illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier… The story is…
August 25, 2011
Chatting with Soleil Moon Frye
When I was a little girl I LOVED the show Punky Brewster. I mean, LOVED. I loved her fashion-self. I…
The PENGUIN – There’s a whimsical little book with a whimsical little verse, Penguins, Penguins, Everywhere! by Bob Barner… This…
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