It is National Read a Book Day and I just finished reading Pretty Omens written by A. LaFaye Published by Anchor and Plume Press Under a full moon on Crowley Ridge, Cass Anne Marie was born to Mama Sela who had already lost three children. She and her husband loved that baby but when […]
Books
Field Trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium
This past week PBS and the BBC joined together to present Big Blue Live at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. We watched the first two nights of the show and then realized it had been awhile since we had been to the aquarium. Time for a Field Trip to celebrate a beautiful summer day! Our family […]
National Dog Day!
It’s National Dog Day – time to pamper our pooches! Tuesday, Bosco, and Easton are ready for a party. Here at A Field Trip Life, books are always a part of every activity. It also happens to be Mee Mee’s birthday so we all went out to celebrate. (Koda wasn’t happy because she wasn’t […]
Playing with Words
This week I am celebrating the written word. As a reader, teacher and writer, words are an important part of my life. I am currently at a workshop focused on writing for the children’s educational market. It is one of many workshops put on by the Highlights Foundation located on the founders’ family property in […]
Bon Appetit! Happy Birthday to Julia Child
Many years ago, I was walking at sunrise on beach near Santa Barbara when I chanced upon a tall lady holding a mesh sack. She stopped to chat and I realized immediately that I was talking with the famous chef, Julia Child. She happily opened her sack and showed me mussels she had collected. She […]