Where would we find you after school? What talents did you pursue as a child? I remember one little girl who loved to climb trees until one day, she accepted the challenge of a giant fir tree and found herself stuck at the top. The view was beautiful, but the climb down looked impossible. A few cries for help brought
For those of you who have been to school plays, recitals, and fashion shows from the time your children were in preschool to the time they graduated, I write this piece. At the beginning of the play or performance, the director announces that everyone is to silence their cell phones so as not to disturb the event. Further, they request
I have been paying attention rather than zoning out during the ads. As I watch, I notice the roles played by men. I have concluded that the “Ad Men” have decided that “turnabout” is fair play. I remember early television ads because the introduction of the television into the American home was a huge deal. The first television commercial aired
I have written before about a newborn’s ability to sense safety, which is clearly a way of “seeing the real you”. This early sense is about their survival instinct. Today, I want to talk about their “intuition”. Babies, or shall we say toddlers, have the ability to feel another person’s emotions. At about the time that they start to move
Butterflies are beautiful. They come in assorted colors and sizes, and they are great fun to watch. Butterflies belong to the insect order called Lepidoptera. Moths get included in this group as well. Lepidoptera means “scaly wings” in Greek. The Monarch butterfly has a migration path that takes them through Cape May, New Jersey. Every year, people come from miles
Today, the rain is falling steadily. I could quickly be soaked within the first 15 minutes if I were out in it. I am grateful that it is raining and not snowing. This time around, New England will get snow, and one of my relatives will mount his roof and shovel snow to the ground to avoid damage to the
I am a redhead! Well, let’s say that for several years I was a redhead, and then the grey set in. However, I still think of myself as a redhead! I had no idea that George Washington was a redhead. You always see him with this long white hair, which was his real hair, by the way. It is pulled
The Super Bowl is over. We will reorganize for the next season and look forward to supporting our favorite team. In the meantime, we will wear jerseys, sweatshirts, and caps. My neighborhood has a great small park for all the families. The park is designed for the toddler age group with safe swings, slides, climbing, and hanging things. A single
This may be a rather odd title, but the story bears telling. When our daughter was 3 or 4 years old, we went to a large indoor crafts fair at the Fair Grounds. The space was huge and filled with booth after booth of wonderful handmade things. As a small child, she was mesmerized and, of course, found numerous things
How do these two experiences go together? I live outside of Washington, D.C., and I have flown in and out of the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport numerous times. The parking is horrible, but I never once worried about the flight, departure, or landing. In fact, I absolutely love watching the approach over the water out of the little window
