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For the love of Riverside Park

Dr. William Bird, the health adviser to Natural England (a British organization dedicated to conserving and enhancing the natural environment), said in a recent Daily Mail article that children are healthier and better adjusted if they spend time in the … Continue reading

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What we did this summer

Remember the first day of school when the teacher would ask you to write about what you did over the summer?    One year, it may have been when I started first or second grade, I wrote about finding a nest … Continue reading

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A chosen path

This was my day today. Woke up at 9:00am.   At 9:15 got a phone call from our friends with whom we had made plans to go to the amusement park in Central Park.   They thought it might be too hot … Continue reading

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Back on the farm…

After 12 hours on the road yesterday, a trip which just seems to get easier each time we do it, we got to my parent’s house at about 6:15pm.   In the past, our car would be filled with trash from … Continue reading

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