The Horseback Librarians By Jane Yolen Illustrated by Alexandra Badiu The Horseback Librarians is a children’s picture book, based on true happenings, written by Jane Yolen, the author of about 400 books for readers of all ages, including Owl Moon, The Soft House, and How Do Dinosaurs_____? Colorful and vivid pictures by Alexandra Badiu clearly […]
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Movie Review/’Barbie’
“Barbie” prides itself on inspiring a full range of feelings – both in its characters and its audience. The characters tap into dark, sad sides they never knew they had, and they find out life is more rewarding for it. The audience is sure to eat up all the easy jokes and sweetness, but they’re […]
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Kids’ Book Review/’Upside Down Magic’
Title: The Upside Down Magic series Authors: Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins The Upside Down Magic series is a tale about friendship and accepting differences, including your own. The main setting is a magic school. Throughout the series, we follow the many different characters within and learn about their struggles and how they push through […]
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Backyard Reflections: A woodland butterfly; The northern pearly eye.
A Woodland Butterfly; The Northern Pearly Eye. Last summer I noticed a mole brown butterfly with ‘eyes’ on its two-inch wingspan every time I entered a particular trail in a forest I love. I could never get a photo of this creature that fluttered so erratically through the trees, but on rare occasions the butterfly […]
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Do you have room in your heart?
Patrick here. I’m a dapper gentleman who somehow lost my bearings one day and ended up in this odd place. Quite a blunder, but here I am. The servants have been quite accommodating during the day, but the nights are long and lonely. How I long for a comfortable couch and a human at my […]
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Movie Review/’Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’
Last summer, when “Top Gun: Maverick” was making roughly all the money printed in the United States during that fiscal quarter, I read a number of articles (many publications jumped on the trend at once) calling Tom Cruise various iterations of “The Last Movie Star.” The moniker is obviously an exaggeration – Leonardo DiCaprio and […]
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Do you have room in your heart?
Shakira Shakira! She is not a Grammy award-winning singer, but she very well could be an award-winning cutie. She is about four years old and came to us back in October after her owners surrendered her to us. She is shy at the shelter and likes the safety of her hideaway bed. It will most […]
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Do you have room in your heart?
Who’s a good boy? It’s Wags. Wags is just a puppy, born January 10. He spent his first 5 months in Puerto Rico and then was lucky enough to catch a flight to the US. He has been at Responsible Pet Care for a few weeks. He’s a Mainer now, and he’s happy about it. […]
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Energy Matters: How great is hydrogen?
Doesn’t hydrogen seem like the perfect fuel of the future? It’s everywhere! Literally 90% of the universe. A pound of hydrogen gas contains three times the energy of a pound of gasoline. When it burns it produces water, with zero carbon emissions! What’s the hold-up with saving the planet with hydrogen fuel?! Well, there are […]
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Backyard Reflections: Pyrolas, jewels of the forest
This morning it was cool and gray, a perfect time to check to see if one of my favorite late-blooming woodland wildflowers, Pyrola elliptica had opened her buds in preparation for pollination. Last week the stalks held pure white tightly closed pearls. Happily, almost all my plants are blossoming, each waxy flower a study in […]