As I planted a patch of tulips in my backyard in the late afternoon, I imagined the chipmunks and squirrels (and I learned today that chipmunks are in the squirrel family) watching with glee. ‘Dinner is served! Just dig down six inches and we’ve got MREs (meals-ready-to-eat). Yippee!’ Who cares whether I’m smarter than a […]
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Literary Hero: Jane Yolen
When I discovered Dream Weaver, by Jane Yolen in 1979, I was dazzled that a contemporary writer created such fairy tales. I’ve read many more Yolen books: Here There Be Dragons, Owl Moon, and Sleeping Ugly, to name a few. She’s written more than 300. Yes, THREE-HUNDRED books, including […]
Pine Ridge: Seeds of Hope and a Buffalo Snack
Tonight, the ABC program, 20/20, devoted its entire program to Pine Ridge, the town and the reservation, Land of the Lakota, in southwestern South Dakota. On Hidden America: Children of the Plains, Diane Sawyer rode a horse, wore a dancing shawl, and met Lakota in schools, business, law, and recovery. Those she interviewed painted a […]