Vintage Cleaning
I have recently been gifted a beautiful broach from my grandmother and it really needs a good cleaning. Do you have any suggestions as to how to properly clean my new jewelry addition? It is always nice to receive a special jewelry item from someone that you love and it is important to take care […]
Stewart Goetz and Mark C. Baker’s: The Soul Hypothesis
This week my schoolwork led me to a fascinating little book: Stewart Goetz and Mark C. Baker’s The Soul Hypothesis: Investigations into the Existence of the Soul. The book is made up of several essays and articles, each by prominent figures in the area of philosophy of mind. Just so you know what you are […]
Coats of many colors
Hello darlings, one usually shops for a neutral color winter coat. Not this winter season! Fuchsia, tangerine, cobalt, palm green and vivid yellow are the trends for outerwear. Do not be wary of choosing these bold colors. This will set the image of one being cat-walk perfect and a true fashionista. Zippers are the hot […]
Stephen King’s: Doctor Sleep
Big things are happening in the Horror genre this season, and perhaps one of the most widely-anticipated releases in several years comes from Stephen King. King’s Doctor Sleep may sound familiar to some readers, and for good reason: it is the sequel to The Shining, which is often considered King’s best work. The author, himself, […]
Failure as Success
The hardest balance to strike in a classroom is that special zone where a child learns from a failed attempt . . . and doesn’t take the failure as a measure of his self worth! You may wonder where any of us would get the idea that failing at a task has anything whatsoever to […]
October brings variety
Today I am remembering fun things I have done in October. I am sure you have many things to remember as well. First and foremost, October is packed full of such a variety of things to do. It has a feel, that no other month has. When I was very young, I felt sad that […]
Bunnies are punks
It pains me to write this because they’re just so darn cute, but the truth can’t be ignored. Bunny rabbits are punks. They are big-eared, furry, taunting jerks. If they were football players, they’d deserve an unsportsmanlike conduct flag, despite the fact they aren’t actual men and don’t play sports. It was hypothetical, you get […]
Dollar Smart Halloween Party
I am looking for an inexpensive way to help my kids have a great Halloween costume. Neither my son nor daughter really cares what their costumes are because they are still very young. We are trying very hard to save some money for the Holidays and can’t really afford $30 per child for store bought […]
Social Growth
The last area of development is social/emotional. Of the six domains of early childhood development, (gross motor, fine motor, cognitive, language, self help/adaptive, social/emotional) social/emotional skills are sometimes overlooked by caregivers. We often expect children to behave, or produce, in ways they are not capable. Social and emotional growth follows a pattern. Early childhood specialist […]
She’s a stalker
When your brain works like mine, an epiphany can be as disturbing as it is enlightening. Unfortunately, I realized something today I don’t quite know how to process. You see, my daughter and my dog want to switch places. Oh, the evidence is clear. It’s the motivation that has me dumbfounded. Let’s see what you […]
Choose Carefully
I purchased some beautiful potted mums a few weeks ago, thinking that they would last well into the season. Unfortunately, they are already turning brown and don’t look very nice anymore. The stems and leaves still look good and I was wondering if they will bloom again or should I just toss them out and […]
Matte Make Up
Hello darlings, big make-up news is the matte look. For the last few years the dewy, dripping with moisture and shine, look was the fashion for face and nails. Now, buy a different make-up base to start with, of course, one that is labeled matte finish,. Do not think powder is the trick, the look […]
Stranger Than Fiction: The Ghost Trial
Greenbrier County, West Virginia was the site of one of the most unusual murder trials in U.S. history. The accused was tried, found guilty and sentenced to life in prison based on the testimony of a ghost. This stranger than fiction tale began on January 23, 1897, when Elva Zona Heaster was found dead at […]
Remember this movie?
Halloween is just around the corner and horror movies are on every screen around. I remember the “good ones” from the past, do you? How about, “Don’t worry ‘bout it m’aam, Cujo won’t hurt him. ”Hurt him, my foot, that big scary rabid dog sure wasn’t “Old Yeller” (Cujo 1983). Do you remember the heartbreaking […]
Adaptive Behavior
Self help/adaptive behavior is one of the six domains of early childhood development, along with gross motor, fine motor, cognitive, language and social/emotional. Self help skills begin developing early in a child’s life, and follows other development. One of the first major milestones in self help skill is holding a bottle. While holding your child […]
The Fool and Experience
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who like aphorisms and those who don’t. In case you missed it, the “there-are-two-kinds” introduction is a sort of prequel to aphorism! With this in mind, you intuitively know that I like them! Our own Benjamin Franklin continues to this very day to be the […]
