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Guest Post: Treasure or Trash?
My guest today is Susan K. Marlow who writes “wholesome books for kids” with a western flair. Susan blogs as her main character at Andi Carter’s Blog. Ready for a literature quiz? During the 1800s and early 1900s . . . Which books were despised by “high moralists,” condemned by preachers on Sunday, frowned upon by schoolmasters and schoolmarms on weekdays, and dismissed…
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Vintage ABC picture book
Today, boys and girls, we are going to learn the alphabet. There will be a quiz, so pay attention, please! This is a “weekend re-run” from 2009 featuring a darling vintage picture book that was among some other old books that were given to me that summer. The cover is missing and there is not a copyright date on it, but the…
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Little Free Library
Living in the city the past couple of years has definitely been an adventure. I will admit I don’t love it, but there are advantages. So much to see and do. Much I don’t care to see and do, but that’s beside the point. Side note: Did you know the population of the greater Denver area is approximately twice the…
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The Workbasket Magazine
Several years ago, while out garage-saling, I “scored” a stack of 25 vintage Workbasket magazines from the early 1950s for $2! At the time I was thinking there might be some vintage crochet patterns I would enjoy making… but there is, oh, so much more! Just so many “precious” things, I have to share. The Workbasket was very popular in…
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Currently Reading
You know what’s easier than writing? Reading, of course. So I’ve started this Write 31 Days challenge for the month of October, and what do I do on Day 2 but give you a list of my recent reading log? I know, you were probably hoping for a story. And I have some for you, coming up. I’m still working…
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31 Days of Ramblin’
My friend, Sheila at Making the Most of Every Day, encouraged me to join the Write 31 Days writing challenge for the month of October. You may have noticed that during the past few weeks I’ve been trying to blog five days a week, taking weekends off. Now that I’m in the groove, I decided to go for the 31-day…
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Why I Have 3 Library Cards
I’ve always loved the library. All through my childhood and teen years my mother took us to get fresh books just about every week. Back in the day before the internet, it was the go-to source for any research a person needed to do. Patrons were expected to converse in whispers and it was all very staid and formal. And…
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Why Do I Blog?
Those of you who have been following my blog for awhile have probably noticed that I’ve been doing some updating lately. The most obvious is that I’ve moved from Blogger to my own domain. That has been a learning curve in and of itself. My site layout is not yet what I want it to be, but that will come…
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How Important is Your Child’s Reading Level?
It truly baffles me when parents say things like, "My 5-year-old is reading at a third grade level. He would just be so bored with the first grade level books." Apparently they haven't thought through what that actually means: that once a person has reached a certain level of reading ability they will never enjoy reading something easier again.
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Good lighting… and story telling. Or more specifically, the Summer Photography Challenge for Day 2 is: “…to go out and practice using light and telling a story with your mobile phone camera.” I’ve been re-reading To Kill a Mockingbird this summer, and I’ve recently started working on mug cozies again to get my Etsy shop re-stocked for the fall. So…
