June is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month. Fruits and vegetables are essential to our health and well being ~ they provide so many valuable nutrients that our bodies need including calcium, fiber, folate, iron, magnesium, potassium, sodium, Vitamin A and Vitamin [...]
With May here, summer is right around the corner. Soon school will be out, and the hot sunny days of lying on a beach or by the pool will be at hand. What better way to cool down on those days than [...]
The use of essential oils as complementary and alternative medical treatments has gained popularity in recent years. This is no surprise to long-time believers in essential oils, which have been used for thousands of years. But for those who are new to [...]
Are you good with digital photo manipulation? Do you know how to use Photoshop, GIMP, Paint.NET, or some other type of photo software? Then here is a challenge for you! Below are two photos from two different angles [...]
Spring has sprung, so take some time to enjoy these books, artwork, and crafts all about flowers and plants! Books that Blooms Draw 50 flowers, trees, and other plants : the step-by-step way to draw [...]
Have you or are you thinking about planning a trip this year? You are not alone! The outlook for travel this year is a high priority for many Americans. At the beginning of 2022, “just over 80% of Americans were looking forward [...]
Tween Comic Club is a place for comic lovers ages 9-14 to discuss what they are reading each month. Here is the latest list of the books we’ve been talking about and that our tween readers recommend! Follow the links to check [...]
Everybody say “CHEEEESE” -- it’s National Photography Month! The word photography, derived from the Greek photos (meaning “light”) and graphein (meaning “to draw”), was first documented as far back as the 1830s. However, the term “camera” (originally referred to as “the camera [...]
The end of World War II was marked by celebrations and festivities all over the world. Look online at Post-World War II images, and you’ll see people on the streets cheering, waving flags, and, in the case of Times Square in New [...]
Volcanoes are vents or openings in the Earth’s crust through which lava, ash, molten rock, and gas erupt. As a volcano erupts, hot liquid rock (magma) rises up and bursts out through the Earth’s vent, and it spills lava that flows downslope. [...]
