We Fed Ravenous Crocodiles... and Anne Frank's Birthday

How Visiting the Anne Frank House Made me Feel


Today would have been Anne's 87th birthday.

The Diary of a Young Girl was the first coming-of-age story I'd ever read.


And it hit me hard for a number of reasons.

So, Anne Frank House was at the very top of my list of places to visit when we arrived in Amsterdam.

 The house is the actual building where the Anne and her family -- and four others -- hid before they were betrayed and captured by the Nazis... CONTINUE READING >>

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Fear Conquering & Feeding Crocodiles in Australia


Is anyone really crazy enough to lure sixteen feet of teeth and muscle out of the water with a chicken leg?
Yes. We are.

 Perhaps we're not as crazy or brave (stupid?) as we are making ourselves out to be since we barely had time to think about it.

 But is it any less insane because... CONTINUE READING >>


17 Retro Games You Loved and Your Grandkids Will, Too!


Remember those hours of jumping rope, shooting marbles and one-footing it through a hopscotch grid? 

Today’s grandkids are a lot less likely to experience these pastimes.

In fact, they’re less likely to do much of anything that doesn’t involve electronics. But sharing a great game of Red Rover could change that... CONTINUE READING >>

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What’s Your Excuse For Not Writing? You’re too old?

What’s too old? What’s too young? What’s just right? What are you, Goldilocks?


Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote Little House On the Prairie in her 60’s. That was after she wrote her autobiography, Prairie Girl, at age 60 and could not get it published... CONTINUE READING >>http://2016.womenatwoodstock.com/youre-not-writing-why/



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