Smoke(ing) across the water

Recently, I went camping with my son and his family. We all drove to Clinton Lake (about an hour away). My son towed his camper, his wife towed their boat, and I towed my 5th wheel. We had a caravan of sorts. During our trip, we spent a lot of time on the lake withContinue reading “Smoke(ing) across the water”

November 20 “It is all about the children”

November 20th is World Children’s Day. This is a UNICEF program to help with the wellbeing of children, and supporting children’s rights. I believe in the rights of children to learn and be loved. They get that in my library. I don’t talk down to kids that visit, but we might get silly or absurd,Continue reading “November 20 “It is all about the children””

October 30 “Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher”

On October 30th, 1735, John Adams was born. Adams was our first vice president, our second president, and a writer of the Declaration of Independance. He did not own slaves, and as a lawyer, he defended the British soldiers in court, after the Boston Massacre, in which five colonists died, including the Crispus Attucks, aContinue reading “October 30 “Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher””