Acting Like a Squirrel
I’m taking on the role of squirrel. Every time I take a walk, I put a few walnuts, or acorns, or wild sour apples in my pocket, and I toss them into the hedgerows and trailsides. Will future generations of bluejays, wild turkeys, and chipmunks feast on the apples and acorns I plant today?
Read MoreChicory: Beautiful Blue Coffee Substitute
When you take a moment to look at chicory up close, this common roadside weed is a symphony in blue.
Read MoreThe Shelves of Time
Whether the book is fact, mystery, or poetry, it goes in its appropriate place on the time line. Fiction and nonfiction rubbing shoulders through the long shelves of time.
Read MoreBest Wishes of the Season
It’s almost time for my favorite holiday! I can’t wait till October 31 for the spooky season to begin. I’m starting now. If we have to have a holiday that lasts for weeks and weeks, why can’t it be Halloween? Halloween carols, Halloween cards…but please god no shopping for Halloween presents.
Read MoreRobert Louis Stevenson: Vailima
Robert Louis Stevenson took one look at the sun-drenched South Pacific island of Samoa, and knew he had come home. The famous author lived there at his home, called Vailima, for the rest of his short life.
Read MoreLaura Ingalls Wilder: The Real Little House
It’s a long drive to Independence, Kansas, across the flat prairie. But what’s a few hours in an air-conditioned car? It took Laura Ingalls Wilder a lot longer to make the journey in a covered wagon.
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