Entries by Janet

Nana’s Books:  Tea With Milk

Nana’s Books:  Tea With Milk, by Allen Say, written in 1999. Reminder:  Nana’s Books are rated G.  Anyone could read them, or listen to them being read aloud. Particulars (Out of 5):   Positive role models: *****  Alcohol or drugs: None.   Inappropriate language:  None.  Sexual references:  None. Age:  4+    This is not just a sweet story, but a beautifully and […]

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Nana’s Books: Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer

Nana’s Books:  Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer, by John Grisham.  Written in 2010 Reminder:  Nana’s Books are rated G.  Anyone could read them, or listen to them being read aloud. Particulars (Out of 5):   Positive role models: *****  Alcohol or drugs: None.   Inappropriate language:  None.  Sexual references:  None. Age:  10+             I read this book when it first came out, […]

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Nana’s Books: They Didn’t Use Their Heads

Nana’s Books:  They Didn’t Use Their Heads, by Jo Ann Stover, written in 1960. Age: 3+ Reminder:  Nana’s Books are rated G.  Anyone could read them, or listen to them being read aloud. Particulars:   Good examples: *****  Bad examples:  *****  Inappropriate language:  None.  Sexual references:  None. This is a great book to read aloud and talk about.  What we […]

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Nana’s Books: The Threatening Fog

Nana’s Books:  The Threatening Fog, by Leon Ware, written in 1952. Age: 10+ Reminder:  Nana’s Books are rated G.  Anyone could read them, or listen to them being read aloud.  Particulars (Out of 5):   Positive role models *****   Inappropriate language:  None.  Sexual references:  None.   Eben Tyrell Hall lives on an Air Force base in Texas with his mom […]

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Nana’s Books: The Mooring Tree

Nana’s Books:  The Mooring Tree, by Gertrude Robinson, written in 1957. Age: 10+ Reminder:  Nana’s Books are rated G.  Anyone could read them, or listen to them being read aloud. Particulars (Out of 5):  Historical value:  *****  Positive role models *****   Inappropriate language:  None.  Sexual references:  None.  Alcohol:  There is ale, but it’s 1609 […]

Actively Unplugging

            I am wearing a new watch with this amazing feature:  it tells time!  That’s it!              I do have an Apple watch, all plugged in and ready to go.  It’s perfectly fine, works great, tracks my every step, my calories, and my heart rate.  It can even do an EKG – and I’ve done […]