Winter’s Warning

A Good Day to Hibernate

Animals who hibernate have the right idea about how to pass cold, cloudy, blah days of winter. A toad once lived in the terrarium in my kindergarten room. Someone found this particular toad one fall, captured the hapless little fellow and brought him to me. The children and I put dirt in a large glass […]

A Busy World

A Busy World

Published by Guide Magazine, Terry Crews, Artist    

Ice and Hibernation

Ice and Hibernation

Only one thing to do on a morning like this–hibernate! We don’t have a major ice storm, just ice on the roads in enough spots to make them slick.  At least, most of us won’t be in Darcy and Flora’s predicament:           Sleet rattled against the worn boards of the barn, and a […]