Talk about developing a vaccine for Covid-19 has got me thinking about Voltaire’s essay “Inoculation,” published in 1733. I thought… Read more Voltaire on Vaccinations
Did You Know? Nancy Drew
I don’t remember ever reading a Nancy Drew book when I was growing up, but I did read some of… Read more Did You Know? Nancy Drew
8 Things I Learned in March
Here are a bunch of mainly mundane things I learned recently (only one of which is related to Covid-19). This… Read more 8 Things I Learned in March
Favourite Things: March Edition
What can I say about March? Day by day more and more things were cancelled: no more church, no more… Read more Favourite Things: March Edition
Three Picture Books About J.S. Bach
Most of the picture books I review on this blog I enjoyed reading… Today I have the pleasure of including… Read more Three Picture Books About J.S. Bach
Poetry in Context: “I’ve been wandering…”
When Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) and her siblings were young they created an imaginary world called the Glass Town Confederacy. This… Read more Poetry in Context: “I’ve been wandering…”
16 Picture Books Celebrating Women in History
It’s Women’s History Month and I’m sitting on my couch with a big stack of picture books featuring women who… Read more 16 Picture Books Celebrating Women in History
5 Things I Learned in February
Here are five completely unrelated things that I learned recently. Perhaps you’ll be enlightened too. I’m extremely skeptical of zero… Read more 5 Things I Learned in February
Favourite Things: February Edition
I went shopping this evening (to Value Village, Bulk Barn, and Zehrs) so here I am staying up late to… Read more Favourite Things: February Edition
How Did Tom Thomson Die?
One of the items on my “19 for 2019” list was to visit the Tom Thomson Art Gallery in Owen… Read more How Did Tom Thomson Die?
Snow Day at Moreston Heritage Village
On Saturday morning I bundled up the children and we braved the minus 19 windchill and headed to Moreston Heritage… Read more Snow Day at Moreston Heritage Village
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
I made a list of 20 fiction and 20 non-fiction books to read in 2020. One of my non-fiction picks… Read more The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
8 Things I Learned in January
I learned a lot of assorted things in January… Did you already know all this? TLDR is an acronym for… Read more 8 Things I Learned in January