Vampire Brush
Hello darlings, I must, simply must, inform my readers of a brush that has bristles or teeth equal to the legendary vampire. Well, this true story starts out on a happy day, early in the morning I began getting ready with the usual make up ritual. And what am I going to wear decision? Not […]
Vacation Trips of the Past
I love to travel and going to the beach is one of our favorite family vacations. I must admit, however, that the trip is slightly different now that my children are grown and have children of their own. In the past, the trip to the coast seemed significantly longer-in part due to road conditions and […]
Child Memory and Learning Part V
This week, we continuing with strategies to help your child remember. These strategies include: gaining a child’s attention, activating prior knowledge and experiences, active involving learning, and constructing meaning for information. Being actively engaged in learning, enhances memory. Bloom (1987) offered the following percentages of retention of information as it is presented. A child will […]
Braids Back In Fashion
Hello Darlings, this rainy weather , constant rain has created such a problem for keeping one’s hair in tip top style. It is either too frizzy or too lacking curl depending on the type of hair. The latest fashion in hair styles has been a rainy day safety net for frizzy, limp or flat hair […]
Simon Toyne’s: Sanctus series
If you have read a handful of my reviews, then you probably know I love a good thriller novel. Naturally, when I heard a few friends mentioning Simon Toyne’s Sanctus series, I had to see what all of the fuss was about. The first novel in the trilogy, Sanctus, follows a small handful of characters […]
Stranger Than Fiction: And The Little Town was No More
There is only one way to tell the history of Crush, Texas—briefly. Crush had an unusual history. The town was founded and became the second largest city in Texas. It had its founder’s day celebration, experienced a tragedy and vanished. And all these events occurred in just one day. The town was created and destroyed […]
If you want a rainbow, you have to put up with the rain.
“The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day.” Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat And the thunder roars… yes, it is another stormy, rainy day (Sunday) in Jefferson County. Torrential rain… downpour… cloudburst… deluge… drencher… flood… inundation… monsoon… rainstorm… […]
Child Memory and Learning Part IV
Strategies that enhance memory are necessary to facilitate learning. From our current understanding of how the brain works in relation to memory, we will address strategies to hep your child remember information. These strategies include: gaining a child’s attention, activating prior knowledge and experiences, active involving learning, and constructing meaning for information. Maintaining a child’s […]
Where To Tie The Knot
I am getting married in October and am looking for a venue for our wedding and reception. I would like to stay inside Jefferson County, rather than traveling to Gatlinburg. Do you have any suggestions? There are several places in the County that could be appropriate, depending on the size and needs for the reception. […]
Way Too Literal
The world is way too literal these days. You want proof? The roof of a local school just collapsed. Thank goodness it was summer and nobody was in the building, but let’s face it, people. The collapse of the education system isn’t supposed to be a literal, physical collapse. Perhaps I am currently walking several […]
Southern Belle Syndrome
One morning last week I turned on the TV, to see what was going on in the world. Much to my surprise the topic was about a column written by a southern woman that brought about great controversy. Subject being, the difference between southern women and northern women. The anchor woman of a world known […]
Child Memory And Learning Part III
We now know how your child puts information into memory, but, what happens to make him/her forget? Why do we remember some things and forget others? Researchers have identified several factors that make it easier, or more difficult, to remember information. They identified these key factors: failure to store, failure to retrieve, time decay, interference/inhibition, […]
Michael Crichton’s: Eaters of the Dead
This week I am reviewing a short novel that was an impulse buy: Michael Crichton’s Eaters of the Dead. The novel is actually a translation and retelling of the manuscript of Ahmad ibn Fadlan, which details a 10th century Arabic messenger’s journeys with a company of Vikings, who were supposedly terrorized by a group of […]
Bright side or even colder?
I just returned from the mountains where I dipped my feet in the proverbial “cool mountain stream.” That description is not only wrong, but misleading in a way that could cause a man to lose his toes to frostbite. Cool mountain stream, my rear end, which by the way is still shivering. I suppose cool […]
Picnic Memories
Today was a beautiful day, so we decided to go to the Smokey Mountains, for a much needed, relaxing picnic. With my out of town family guests, children and grandchildren, our caravan headed out to the mountains. We anticipated cooler temperatures and the cool creek water to subdue the effects of 90+ degree temperatures at […]
Orchids – High maintenance but beautiful
I was given an orchid as a gift from a friend that is a wonderful gardener. I have kept the plant inside and baby it but it has not bloomed again. Do you have any suggestions? Orchids are known for being as high maintenance as they are beautiful. There are several reasons that your flower […]
