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Parent Trap: Slow Down and Unplug

In 1966, Simon and Garfunkel invited us all to “slow down, you move too fast, you got to make the

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It’s Never Too Late to Find Your Thing

Aging doesn’t mean the end of intellectual challenges or creative pursuits. In fact, it’s just the opposite! One of the

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Parent Trap: The Keys to Happiness

An old alley cat watches a kitten chasing its tail round and round. She asks, “What are you doing?” The

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Hooked on Books + More! 1.25.23

If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery | This book is heartbreaking, funny and electric as it follows the story

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Parent Trap: Celebrating Differences

Every kid feels they’re different from others in a negative way. Last summer, I had my campers do an exercise

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A Holiday Highnote

In George Eliot’s 19th-century novel Middlemarch, a character observes wistfully how rich, full colors can penetrate one’s consciousness as thoroughly

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Fun for All

Gift giving can come with a lot of pressure. We all have that person on our list who either has

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Holiday Gift Guide: Grandparents

Boxed Glass Magnifier by William Yeoward Crystal, $240 from Sallie Home   Dogs Vintage Puzzle, $24 from The Service Bureau

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Hooked on Books and More! 12.14.22

Fleishman Is In Trouble (Hulu) | I was prepared not to like this Hulu series, mainly because I am not

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Treasured Holiday Recipes

Food brings people together, especially during the holidays. Whether we’ve eaten them since childhood or adopted them as more recent