Every year I plan a Thanksgiving trip somewhere tropical and reserve a day out of my vacation to do a pro bono writing workshop / author school visit with kids. This year I chose the Maldive Islands off the coast … Read the rest! >
Annemarie O’Brien
Thanksgiving: Maldivian Style
If you ever find yourself in the Maldives …
I would highly recommend eating at the Ithaa Undersea Restaurant located at the Conrad Hilton Maldives resort on Rangali Island not only for its finest-of-fine dining, but also for the tropical … Read the rest! >
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Did you know that a child is lured or forced into trafficking
every 26 seconds?
That’s about 140 kids an hour!
Over 3 thousand kids a day!
And more than 1 million kids a year!
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BEOWULF A New Telling by Robert Nye
This year I hope to read every book that Aubrey and Anjuli’s school teachers assign to them with the exception of their text books. To meet this goal I got a list from each of their English teachers on parents … Read the rest! >
best dog books: STICKEEN by John Muir
Over the what-I-prefer-to-call Native American Indian Day weekend, my daughters and I headed to the John Muir House in Martinez, California. Aubrey had an opportunity to earn extra credit in her history class by learning more about John Muir and … Read the rest! >
