Just as the weather started to turn warm this spring, I asked my five-year-old daughter, “What are you looking forward to this summer?” “Fireflies,” she answered. “There’s no way they can get cancelled.” Sadly, she knows the ways of our world. Plans change. People get sick. It rains on parades. Out of necessity, I’m constantly […]
Have you ever imagined what it would be like for a human to be a pet to an alien? Well, Persephone M. age 11 of Toronto, Ontario, Canada has! Meaka and Deaka alien, as you know I would really like to get a pet human. Although you don’t want me to have one, I have […]
This summer, our family has been taking an Ice Cream Tour of Virginia. There is no website for this tour. You don’t need tickets. There’s no printed schedule, and, mercifully, no tour guide with bad jokes. We simply looked up the best-reviewed establishments in the state and worked our way down the list, also adding […]