Did You Know? Books Inspired by Toys

You probably know that Winnie-the-Pooh was inspired by Christopher Robin’s stuffed bear, but did you know that the Thomas the… Read more Did You Know? Books Inspired by Toys

Pros & Cons of Recent Historical Reads

I looked over my Goodreads account and made a list of all the fiction with historical settings that I read… Read more Pros & Cons of Recent Historical Reads

Five years ago I posted a history of valentines (with lots of interesting pictures). This year I decided to look… Read more Who Was Saint Valentine?

Squirrels do not like safflower seed. This was great to learn because our bird feeders hang from a fence and… Read more 6 Things I Learned in January

In Ontario we’ve been in lockdown for a month. Thankfully there are a few differences from the spring lockdown (churches… Read more Favourite Things: January Edition