For a "language person", few things can be as rewarding as working with beginning English learners. Whenever Mark would tell people what I did for a living, he would often point out that I was the first teacher some of my students ever came in contact with after entering the U.S. And if you think …
Do you have mice in your hallway? If so, this post will tell you what to do about them. You may remember this as the featured image from "Lost in the House", from way back in December of 2016. Well, here's the latest update on the catnip mice.I admit to arranging these mice for the …
By now we all know that I don't have the best track record when it comes to plants. (If you're feeling really brave,you might want to read "Alas, Poor Charlie!") But that has never stopped me from trying. And one of my favorite English Learner projects was always the "planting experience". The first pictures I …
Punkin and Heidi How many of us have pictures like this? Cats love to sleep on windowsills. You can see that in the early 1980s, Heidi (above) didn't have shelves nailed up on her windowsills like Foster does today. But when you live in an apartment you just can't go nailing stuff to the windowsills. …
Do you remember looking through "hidden picture" books when you were a child? Well, I've discovered that you can find real-life hidden cats, if you want to take the time to look for them! Sometimes the hidden cat is simply camouflaged in the background, and sometimes he is a little harder to find. Sometimes all …
...a little slumber... Mom? Are you up?Mom? It's morning! Are you up?It's mo-o-orn-ing! So, are you up?Well, are you?MOM! Okay, Foster, I'm up. Are you hungry? Are you ready for your snack? Nope, I just wanted to play!
I think it's safe to say that most people who have a pet now, have had one or more pets in their past as well, and I am no exception. Awhile back I started scanning old photographs of my previous pets, both feline and otherwise, so I could share them with you here, (in no …
It's time for a "Zazzle store update"! I recently decided it was time to revisit and upgrade my Zazzle store. I deleted quite a few old items that had never sold, and created a few new items. My new "store banner" features You-Know-Who, (Foster, if this is your first visit to our blog), who has …
If life had background music... You'd probably be hearing the theme from "Jaws" right about now... Suffice it to say that a certain cat has recently discovered that there's only one thing more fun than playing behind the shower curtain at 9:00 PM... ...and that's playing behind the shower curtain at 2:30 AM! "But Mom, …
"I just want to drink coffee and make pretty things." When I first saw the phrase on Pinterest, it was one of those things that rang true as soon as I read it. I thought, yes, that's a pretty accurate description of me at the moment. Let me explain... One of the first things I …
Nana's Whimsical World 