We saw A Serious Man last night. As we were exiting the theater, Dan said, “I saw you look at your watch halfway through. What’d you think?” Yep. Looking at my watch is my personal kiss-of-death. It means I’m wondering how much longer I have to suffer. Let’s see. Where to start? A woman in […]
Two of My All-Time Favorite 60’s Books
You’re a cool cat if you know about Suzuki Beane–at least that’s what she’d say. Written by Sandra Scoppettone, illustrated by Louise Fitzhugh (the author of the Harriet the Spy books, it’s a happenin’ look at a chick who thinks a lot of things are meaningless (“a drag” as she’d say). “my name is suzuki […]
ABCs & Other Cool Stuff
ABCs For those of you in the throes of ABC learning, and even for those of you who are way past that adventure, but still love the beauty of all the letters, here are a few fun things I’ve discovered. First, Brooke Reynolds’ excellent list of ABC books (she does the remarkably creative and idea-filled […]
Airplane Occupations
When you’re traveling with a child, you’ll know that it is imperative to bring along things to do. And it needn’t break your piggy bank (or theirs). Here are a few free ideas to keep them occupied. Click on the ideas to take you to the appropriate page. Lovely Cicely Mary Barker flower fairy coloring […]
Ukrainian History in Sand
When Dan and I heard about this winning performance by Kseniya Simonova on Ukraine’s Got Talent, we had to see it. Our little girl is from the Ukraine, and to think that an artist could use sand to tell the story of the German’s WWII invasion into the Ukraine (called the Great Patriotic War in […]