With my boys grown and living as independent adults, I realized I had achieved a stage of life where I could share parenting wisdom with those seeking it. — The hygienist assisting my dentist when I visited yesterday for the purpose of having a new crown made on a tooth that had a recent root canal was new. She introduced herself and we chatted as she set up the room and scanned my teeth along both jawlines with a…

Have you ever wondered how to give joy? I have and here’s what I found. — Flower Bulbs For Christmas, I gave my parents an amaryllis bulb kit. It was an impulse buy at a Farm and Fleet, and not their only gift — but one they could share. …

Some of my fondest travel memories are of the beautiful landscapes I’ve witnessed in America’s National Parklands. — Haleakala National Park, Maui On each of our trips to Maui, we visited Haleakala National Park. Viewing the crater of Mt. Haleakala, cider cones and all, is an other-worldly experience.

A humorous look at how I shorted myself on our last trip to New York. I won’t do it again! Upon returning from seeing family in New York last week, I noticed that I had failed to do the little things to make my travel more enjoyable. It surprised me…

A Medium A to Z Challenge from In Living Color continues with three disparate, yet beautiful, topics. — Grasslands

Seeing this park was a treat for me in 2018, and while there are a number of ways to do it, I decided on a Hummer Tour. — There are many ways to visit national parks. Most of the time my husband and I drive and then hike. Rarely have we even taken a tour. But, my visit to Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California was an exception.

Whether they are or not, if you are complaining about the cost of college, you shouldn’t go. — Even though I went to college in the mid-80s, at the height of the spring break craze, I never went on a trip during the week-long hiatus from classes. I should clarify and say that I did travel once to my roommate’s grandparent's house on Long Island where we had…

Learning about wild edibles might help you survive in the wild if you need to! It’s a subject best learned from an expert. — As an environmental educator, I take interest in a variety of subjects. In the Spring of 2021, I took a foraging class from an expert through the Driftless Folk School in rural Wisconsin. We met at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve offices, a nondescript building amid the rolling verdant hills of…

Pie. Pi. Pie. Whether you eat it or calculate it, Pi Day remains a fun Pseudo-holiday for students and educators alike! — If you are involved with schools or mathematics at all, you know that today is Pi day. Pi is a number that never ends and for some odd reason, many kids like to memorize as many numbers as they can. …