An Enrichment Post: Forcing Paperwhite Bulbs
Today, I find myself in a quandary about what to write. I have a couple of ideas but both stem from irritations, one regarding education and one regarding sportsmanship. I…
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A Poem: Autumnal Orange
Not unlike Frederick the Mouse from the old Leo Lionni story (1967), I feel like I need to gather color in my mind for the long winter days ahead. Below…
Getting Ready to Plant in a School Garden
For the last two weeks, I’ve been making regular trips to the school gardens I now manage. They are vast and I am not yet done cleaning up the plants,…
Starting to Sprout: The Growth of a New Garden Club
In October, I accepted a position as a Garden Club Advisor for an internationally themed elementary school in our area. It is a well-known, well-respected school of choice, locally. I…
An Enrichment Post: Those Amazingly Awe- Inspiring Carnivorous Plants!
One of the best gifts I received this holiday season was a PBS documentary video called, “Plants Behaving Badly”, in which two types of amazing plants – orchids and carnivorous plants…
Candy Apples & Apple Cider Caramels
Baking has always been a fun pastime for me. But, recently, I have gotten into making candy and found I really enjoy it. This fall, I decided to try my…
Enrichment Post: Summer is the time to learn Origami!
I cannot exactly remember when Ben’s obsession with Origami began. It was sometime in fourth grade, or possibly the summer before. Origami is a great craft to learn. Summer is…
Summer Suggestions – Slice of Life Tuesdays.
Summer is close. We are more than a week into our last term of school here. In less than two months, school will be out for the summer. It always…
