Portrait of Hector Berlioz by  Pierre Petit SIX IN THE BOOKS: We officially finished with t...

SEW WHAT?: After several months (perhaps even a couple of years) of talking about it, today we took on an artsy craftsy project that was b...

                      Painting by E. H. Schroeder. Original in  archives at Bergen Public Library MUSIC MASTERS:  We watched many a lectu...

BRAIN GAMES:   Anyone following our blog knows we love thrift shops. Many/most national holidays are also 50 percent off days at Value Vil...

HEART ART:   Annabelle is thoroughly enjoying her new twice-weekly art class.  This week, the class worked on heart-inspired art. She pr...

BIG CHANGE: The kids started weekly classes at a Seattle Public Schools program a couple of weeks ago. Today, we walked away from that b...

                             PHOTO: ©  SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. FLY, FALCON, FLY:   The third time was a charm for SpaceX. Th...