Autumn is in the Air: Time to Turn on the Oven and Bake a Cake

  I love the fall…cool crisp mornings and warm sunny afternoons. Here in Colorado, the aspen leaves will be turning to gold, while back in New England where my daughter and her family live; the maples will be wearing flaming headdresses of scarlet, crimson and purple.   Many parents will be helping their children plan [...]

Show-Me-How Story-time with Miss Vivian Travels to Chicago

Frank Sinatra sang songs about many of the cities that he loved…New York – San Francisco – Chicago. After a fantastic long weekend in Chicago, I’ll have to echo some of his words (written by Sammy Kahn and Jimmy Van Heusen): Chicago is one town That won’t let you down It’s my kind of town. [...]

Rocky Mountain PBS Kids Fun Fest: That’s Where Miss Vivian Will Be!

Last week was my last Show-Me-How Story-time presentation for this school year. I wasn’t sure if I would have anything to tell you about in the upcoming weeks on Follow-Me-Fridays: Where’s Miss Vivian. But I guess I had nothing to be concerned about. Yesterday I met with the head of the District 11 Volunteer Program [...]