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 Our kids get to have friend birthday parties when they turn 5, 8, and 12.  Because of covid we have a backlog of friend birthday parties.  Brother S used his friend birthday party to have a pottery class at Dusty Road Pottery studio.  Ms. Jenny taught the kids lessons in both hand building and using the wheel. The hardest thing about using the pottery wheel is getting the clay centered. For their hand building project the kids made either a pot or a mug. Everyone had a great time.  The older kids especially love building with clay.  I think it would be great for...

Last week we hiked to Baskins Creek Falls. In short, never again. The trail boasts all kinds of terrain. You go up, down, left, right, and you see views and, of course, the waterfall at the end. The National Park has really neglected this trail. We had to jump over or go under many felled trees in the middle of the path. Baskins Creek Falls Both ways it is about three miles, so not too bad as far as time, even if you go slowly. Off the path, one could also hike a bit to see an old cemetery. “Baby...

While reading Oliver Twist, we see a range of lifestyles during the period of the Industrial Revolution.  Dickens uses the story to present his commentary on the revolution, which caused social upheaval to English society...From 1760 to 1840, the Industrial Revolution was the transition from handcrafting items to new manufacturing processes.  This transition included not only mechanized factories

About the BookBook: Madness in WonderlandAuthor: Tabitha BouldinGenre: Fantasy, Steampunk, ChristianRelease date: March 8, 2022Wonderland is in trouble.Under the rule of the Red Queen, Wonderland is under constant threat. In fear for her throne, children are taken into the queen’s army and only the strongest survive.Alice is nothing but a pirate, but with the help of Hatter, they hatch a plan to sneak into the Red Queen’s palace to free Hatter’s sister. After all, Alice has always wanted to fly an airship.Dr. Frank N. Stein has created an army of automatons to serve their queen. Of particular note: a prototype soldier. Part man. Part machine....

Book: Anything But SimpleAuthor: Lucinda J. Miller (Last name now Kinsinger)Genre: MemoirRelease date: July 25, 2017Plain? Yes. Simple? Well…If you live in a conservative Mennonite community, edges are sewn shut and questions have answers. So if you’ve got a saucy tongue and a roving curiosity about the world, you’ve got a story to tell.As a schoolteacher in a small Mennonite school in rural Wisconsin, Lucinda J. Miller wears long dresses and a prayer covering. But she uses a cell phone and posts status updates on Facebook. So why would a young woman with access to all these technologies remain in a sheltered community like...