Arabella Buckley’s Fairy-Land of Science is used by some homeschoolers for nature studies, and was recommended by Charlotte Mason herself. A little while back an excerpt from the book was offered as a free download from CurrClick. I promised at that… Read more
One of my friends is expecting her first child this summer. She just had an ultrasound last month. I assumed it was her first sonogram, because doctors here generally order the first one around 20 weeks. In actual fact it was her third such test!… Read more
At one of the sites I visited when I was getting some details to share with you on the various types of paramedics, the National Occupational Classification (NOC) Profile was mentioned. I thought this might be a topic worth including in career… Read more
Have you ever known anyone who was a believer in the the whole Colon Cleanse movement? John Harvey Kellogg, inventor of Corn Flakes™ was – if The Road to Wellville is to be believed. I had a friend in the 80’s who was a nurse, and she went off to… Read more
I saw an educational program some weeks back, featuring Montreal’s very own Joe Schwarcz. It was a tremendously interesting history of cold breakfast cereals, and I’ve been meaning to blog about it ever since. When I sat down to gather up some more… Read more
