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Tag Archives: summer
Dog Love: A Cautionary Tale
My friend Helene arrived about 3 pm at our northeastern Pennsylvania lake house and we took advantage of the sunny, warm day to get in the water, swim to the dock, and bathe in the sun. Moses, my rescue … Continue reading
Posted in health, parenting
Tagged ASPCA poison control, family, gratitude, parenting, Pets, summer
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Sharing Amanda at Bat
It’s summer! Little League baseball and t-ball games are in full swing. Before school let out, I shared Amanda at Bat with fourth graders at a public school in Teaneck, NJ. My friend Caleb, one of the teachers, invited me to … Continue reading
Grandma Reading: Lemony Snicket!
When I saw my eldest grandson (age 7 1/2) reading The Bad Beginning, the first in Lemony Snicket’s 13-volume “Series of Unfortunate Events”, I asked him a couple questions. While I’d heard of the series and author, I never had … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Family, Grandchildren, parenting, Reading
Tagged Al Franken, Bad Beginning, Books, family, Grandchildren, Lemony Snicket, Margaret Atwood, Muslim in America, North Korea, parenting, Reading, Series of Unfortunate Events, summer
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Grandma Day: Thomas Edison!
Try explaining to a five and seven-year old that at one time in life there were no computers and that to take a photograph involved hiding under a heavy, dark canvas and pictures had to be developed. Just try telling … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Education, Family, Grandchildren, History, Museums, galleries, Writing
Tagged education, family, Grandchildren, history, inventions, museums, New Jersey, science, summer, technology, Thomas Edison National Park, West Orange
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Announcing: Amanda at Bat
If you follow me on Facebook, you may already know the news. Amanda at Bat made her debut this week. It’s a picture book about a little girl, born in December, on the short side, whose last name is at … Continue reading
Posted in Books, daughters, exercise, Grandchildren, parenting, Reading, sports, teaching, Writing
Tagged Amanda at Bat, Books, children's picture books, education, girls sports, Grandchildren, parenting, Reading, summer, T-ball, writing
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M. Jerry Weiss: Mentor & Friend
If it weren’t for M. Jerry Weiss, young readers may never have heard of Amber Brown. In 1972, the late Paula Danziger was Dr. M. Jerry Weiss’ student in an adolescent literature class at Montclair State University. She’d just thrown … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Education, Friendship, Reading, teaching, teenagers, Writing
Tagged adolescent literature, Books, education, Education Update, M. Jerry Weiss, mentors, Reading, summer, writing
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Summer Slices
Summer is slip-sliding away and this year; I have the August 1st curse as I’m returning to the classroom in a couple of weeks. I’ll be teaching creative writing to 7th & 8th graders. So now August feels like Sunday … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, New York City, Writing
Tagged August 1, family, Friends, New York City, On the Town, South Pacific, summer, Tangerine Tango, teaching, women, writing
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Grandmother Dairy: “Snunch”
My eldest grandson wanted his own grandma day since his sister had one while he was in camp. I planned we’d hike at a county park and visit the nature center there. In the car, we listened to his favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Education, environment, Family, Grandchildren, Museums, galleries, Nature, Reading, Writing
Tagged Bill Harley, Books, children's books, environment, family, Grandchildren, invented language, museums, Reading, story telling, summer, Watchung Reservation
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Grandmother Diary: Answering the Whys
I met my son about halfway between our houses to collect my grand-daughter, nearly 3. Her older brother is in camp for a couple of weeks and my daughter-in-law hadn’t found a camp program suitable for her. She’s been happy … Continue reading
The Bites of Summer
It’s summer. Bees bite. Spiders bite. Mosquitoes bite. Snakes bite. Sometimes dogs bite. It’s instinctual; they’re seeking prey or defending themselves from perceived danger. And a soccer player bites when a match isn’t going his way. In yoga today, a … Continue reading →