The Root is in the Home

I know that we as a society are being outnumbered and overrun by families that not only don’t teach simple social and fundamental skills at home but also don’t feed or clothe their children properly, and not only expect but … Continue reading

That Was Then and This, Sadly, Is Now

Mamacita says: Even when I was a child, I was a reader. Not just a reader-in-school, either; I was a READER. When I wasn’t climbing the apple trees next door, skating around the block, or riding my bicycle, I was … Continue reading

Quotation Saturday: Books and Reading

Mamacita says: it would do me no good to try and write an introduction to a list of quotations about books and reading, because I’d probably say something about how I consider non-readers to be substandard citizens and card-carrying members … Continue reading

A Different Kind of Christmas

Mamacita says:  More than any other event or day, Christmas ought to be full of tradition and memories, and fraught with a kind of “sameness” that tells each generation that “Christmas is here.”  I know I am the yellow M&M … Continue reading

Quotation Saturday

Mamacita says:  What a week! I do think it’s pretty rude for entire clans to hold a family reunion in a hospital waiting room.  And when they take it upon themselves to rearrange the furniture so all the “good” chairs … Continue reading