How to get started collecting stamps
Start with the stamps. You can buy bags of them, looking at the colors and researching origins. Buy a stamp guide book to start analyzing them. You can…
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Stamp collecting: The enjoyable, old hobby that is coming back
They are tiny pieces of art, the stamps that we have used our whole lives. Maybe they are easily forgotten by some, but not to the lovers of Philately;…
Craving hugs? There is a genetic reason
People doing social distancing might suddenly feel a sort of skin hunger, a craving for human touch, the sort of thing that comes from a simple hug….
Experience #2: Home learning during Covid: The struggle is real
By Kelli Rouch E-learning. It’s the one word that full-time working parents dread during a normal school year. I have a management position with 3…
Experience #1: Traditional homeschooling
By Jamie Katz Salvucci Before I married, I was a teacher in public school and I didn’t like what I saw. The school environment felt like survival of the…
With Covid, homeschooling now required
Homeschool: With Covid, homeschooling now required Imagine two parents, each with full-time jobs (or one parent with a full-time job.) Now, suddenly,…
Not just a-wishin’ …Gone fishin’
A lot of people like to fish, but what they like best about it is catching one. The question is: When is the best time to do it? The files of the Old…
Time to plant a tree!
It’s August. That means fall tree-planting time will soon be here. If you plan ahead you can choose some trees that will not only offer cool shade and a…
Why is it called August?
Why August? The eighth month of the Gregorian calendar was originally the sixth month of the Roman calendar, Sextilis. In 8 BC, it was renamed in honor of…
Sirius, the Dog Star
The Dog Star has a reputation for being associated with the hottest days of summer and, to the ancients, that meant either happiness or fear. In ancient…