J.S. Bach had 20 children.  (I already knew that).  However, 10 of the children died as infants, preschoolers and children, and another one reached adulthood but was mentally handicapped.  That speaks of a lot of sorrow, heartbreak, and a lot of perseverance.  It makes my stomach hurt just thinking about…

National Poetry is nearly over, and I meant weeks ago to post some of my favorite sources for the poetry I read out loud to my family each night at supper.  I try to include all sorts of different kinds of poems, so I pull material from all sorts of…

It’s his job to take out the recycling every evening.  Half the time there are bits and pieces of plastic, paper and cardboard scattered randomly along the path to the recycling bin outside, little tidbits that he has dropped without realizing it because he’s intent on doing the job as…