I remember the day my daughter first saw the image of Elizabeth Tudor garbed in a breastplate facing down the Spanish Armada.  Kate was fourteen then, and when she read the stirring 'heart and stomach of a king' speech, Kate demanded to know why ...

My mother sent me a link to a map of bank failures and foreclosures by states. I am afraid we are going to be in hard times for the next couple years. ---------- Technorati tags : economy , banks...

Spunky has an interesting idea for making sure her daughters marry well in The Spunky Marriage Test: "As a mother of six, five of them in their teens or beyond, I'm fast approaching the age when my children will be venturing out on their own. When we talk about how our lives will change when that ha...

There's a lot to be said for a weekend free of obligations and plans.  We ran some errands, did a little shopping, did a lot of playing, and even got some projects done around the house.  It was so nice.  Two separate incidents on Saturday have left me feeling upset and disturb...

It occurred to me this week that if you're reading this, whether you're queer or not, chances are you have at least some interest in, you know, gay stuff. So, this column being but a tiny drop in the......

This week's Carnival of Homeschooling is hosted at the Nerd Family's home. The NerdMom uses her home as the theme for the carnival. ---------- Technorati tags : homeschooling , homeschool , home school , home education , parenting , children , education , Carnival of Homeschooling...

I went to the library tonight, but I didn't manage to look at any books. Instead, I just sat at a desk with my sketchbook and came up with ideas. This is part of one of them. Does it make me a nerd that I wish the library was open late on Fridays so I could spend every evening there? And if it does,...

The next Carnival of Homeschool will be held at Nerd Family. You have barely five hours to get your submission in. As always, entries to the Carnival of Homeschooling are due Monday evening at 6:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the instructions for sending in a submission. ---------- Technorati...

If I have any long time readers here, they might remember when this happened right before a Girl Scout trip. Well- I did it again. I was rushing around, getting ready for a Girl Scout event. I had to get something from the local community center. I had Youngest with me at the time. I pulled up at th...

If you're looking for some unconventional reading material this week, this list of the Canada Border Service Agency's Prohibited Titles from October to December of last year is a fairly interesting browse. The list is linked from a recent article......