Victorian Antiques
Antiques of the Victorian era are those that were made during the reign of England’s Queen Victoria – July 20, 1837 through January 22, 1901. This is not to say that all items termed “Victorian” were made in Britain. Perhaps the number of American made Victorian pieces is due not only to the emigration of […]
Trend… The Walking Dead
Hello darlings, as all know whom read my column, it is about fashion ,society and trends. This article is about a major trend, one that has become a cult status for Sunday night TV viewers. The whole evening is planned around a television series, The Walking Dead, that airs at 9pm on Sunday nights. Nothing […]
Don’t Go To College
Does anyone ever tire of the debate regarding whether or not a college education is a good idea? I remember playing Milton-Bradley’s “The Game of Life” as a child. It didn’t take long to realize that the odds were in your favor if you chose a college path instead of entering the workplace right after […]
What Is Your Child’s Personality?
What is your child’s temperament? Children come into this world with an established bent toward a specific temperament. As they grow and interact with their environment, the temperament becomes set and is used by the child while exploring and learning. There are no bad temperaments… just different. Researchers have categorized three types of temperaments While […]
Remember Recorders?
This past week, there was an event at the local school in which my granddaughter and her classmates entertained by playing “recorders”. When she told me about the event, I was suddenly struck with many fond memories involving a “recorder”. I had no idea the schools were still playing “recorders”. I actually thought they had […]
Edible Flowers
I am busy planning my garden for the Spring and Summer and am looking to do a little something different this year. I was at a tea last summer and there were some flowers decorating the food. At first, I was concerned but was informed that some flowers are edible. I would like to plant […]
Mary Burton’s: The Seventh Victim
Occasionally, I get the opportunity to sit in for Jake as he takes a day or two off and I relish the chance to share a good book with fellow readers. I just finished reading Mary Burton’s The Seventh Victim and I just could not put it down. Burton is no novice author and it […]
Dixie Cups
If you are 50 or older, you probably remember coming out of the store or school cafeteria with a 5 or 10 cent Dixie Cup in one hand and a flat wooden spoon in the other. You pulled the tab, and the cardboard lid slowly lifted from the cup, revealing chocolate, vanilla or strawberry ice […]
Skin Care for Winter
Hello, My Darlings. With all of the ups and downs that the weather has taken lately, is it any wonder that our skin may be a little less than perfect right now. Though I always use sunscreen and moisturizer, even in the cool months, sometimes it just isn’t enough. If you, like me, are finding […]
Creative Thinking Skills
A child’s creative development begins at birth and continues into childhood. All children develop creative-thinking skills. Scribbles with crayons, collages, and blocks, helps develop ideas about the world and enables the child to think creatively. A child is then able to expresses ideas and feelings visually through art forms. As parents and caregivers, we must […]
Getting Involved
My daughter and granddaughter are coming to live with me for awhile and she will be starting high school next year. I am looking for something to get her involved in over the summer so she will know some people going into the new school year. I am hoping that some familiar faces might ease […]
Antique, Collectible or Vintage?
Did last week’s Spring weather send you to the attic or basement to de-clutter? Did you find a thingamajig and wonder: What is It? Can I sell it? Where? These days we hear and see the terms antique, collectible, and vintage bandied about on popular TV shows, the web, and in casual conversation. Did you […]
Desensitized Squatch
This week I was thinking about the meteor that exploded over Russia, and I was reminded of a YouTube video I watched showing it zoom toward Earth. The video was from a Russian police car and you could hear the radio playing in the background. It wasn’t a police radio, oh no. It was 80s […]
Training, Education, Breathing
When I was a young teacher, already in the classroom but also enrolled in some grad courses at the College of Charleston, I began to wrestle with the distinction between “education” and “training”. At first these two words seemed interchangeable, but as I struggled to understand them on a deeper level, it became apparent that […]
Responsibility
Responsibility is a tricky thing to learn. It’s even trickier to teach! Most educators will underscore the need for their students to learn responsibility regardless of the grade level or subject. Although it’s rarely seen in curriculum benchmarks, this goal (a combination of self-reliance and maturity) is woven into the fabric of schools from coast […]
Coin Collecting
My son is turning six and I would like to help him start a coin collection. I have never really collected coins but I think that it would interest him and I know that they increase in value. Do you have any suggestions for us as to the best way to begin? Collecting is a […]
