Another school vacation is descending upon us, and I am left without a plan.  Soccer has started up and we are expecting the births of our first goats, so we don’t want to take any extended trips. Spouse and I were kicking around ideas for day trips and he hit upon a golden one:  Mystic, […]

Never wake a sleeping child… Unless there is a once in a lifetime celestial event going on. We woke them last night.  Several times.  The eclipse was beautiful and we had a spectacular view. 

I am so excited about the new reading initiative started by our school district.  Another reason to love my town!  Wilbraham and Hampden are participating in a One Book, One Community event. Yesterday my daughter brought home Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, by Grace Lin.  Every single home in our district that will have […]

Once again I am blogging my way from A to Z as part of the 2015 April A to Z Challenge!  Come blog through the alphabet with me! Move over summertime illnesses, there is a new virus in town.  This year, people in the northeast have a new tick-borne disease to worry about.  Declared worse […]

Once again I am blogging my way from A to Z as part of the 2015 April A to Z Challenge!  Come blog through the alphabet with me! Let’s agree to put aside the vaccine debate for a bit, at least for as long as it takes you to read this post.  Instead, I thought […]