Little Toy Trains, Little Toy Tracks . . .

 Besides gathering our bunch around a DoodleArt poster, Christmas has once again pulled some of us down to the floor for some train time. I was pleased to see this tradition continue from last year,…

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Christmas Doodle-ing

Perhaps it was the example of Nola’s focus on the simplicity of one gift, one activity, but I was amazed by how successful this DoodleArt poster was in drawing everyone together. I’d wrapped one for…

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Christmas Moments — A Child’s Focus

 The last set of family departs later today, taking our little granddaughter away with them. I’ve loved the “five days of Christmas” with a houseful, but I’m ready for some quiet now, already snuggling in…

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Let the Great World Spin

The year’s almost done, and I have a huge stack of books I want to get to before the new term begins. The next few posts will be sad references to titles that deserve much…

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Light reading Round-up

Let’s see. . . Scanning my list of books finished but not yet blogged, I see a good-enough mystery by Jonathan Kellerman (Mystery) and another one by Lee Child, an earlier Jack Reacher novel that…

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