Books, places, and books that take you places
Here at A Field trip Life, I’m always on the lookout for places to go, people to meet, and books to read. Field trips aren’t just for kids. Grownups need to get out and about. And there are times when girlfriends just need to do something a bit different together. Dee, Mary and Naida are […]
A few months ago my daughter, Roxanne, suggested that we go and decorate the Rose Parade float built by the students at the Cal Poly Universities. I’m always ready for a field trip so we signed up. Unfortunately, Roxanne was scheduled to work on campus so my brother, John, joined me. We kept asking […]
Every year when we bring out the Christmas book collection it seems like we are greeting old friends. We have hundreds of Christmas books many of which have been passed down over the years. We read the books each evening. We decorate with the books and we keep them out long after Christmas is over. […]
Not only is it 12-13-14 but it is also the feast day of Santa Lucia, the patron saint of light. We celebrate most holidays and Santa Lucia Day is one of our favorites. It is interesting that a young martyr from Italy has become the center of a Swedish holiday. It is fitting, however that […]
Happy Adoption Day by John McCutcheon (author, song writer) and Julie Paschkis was not available when my children were young but I wish it had been. The illustrations and text (originally a song) are bright and cheerful and together make a perfect book to celebrate the arrival of a child. The book follows the parents as […]
