The Boxcar Children: Easy Readers; Level 2 By Gertrude Chandler Warren Your parents, grandparents, and/or great-grandparents may have read the Boxcar Children when they were little, as they were first published in 1924. The author, Gertrude Chandler Warner, a first-grade teacher, wrote the first 19 stories. Other writers continued writing for the series, always […]
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Movie Review: ‘Thunderbolts’
“Thunderbolts*,” the latest offering from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, seems like awfully familiar territory. In the film, a group of assassins, criminals, and burnouts band together to form a ragtag group of do-gooders looking for redemption. There are definitely shades of the MCU’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” in play. Or how about that Sony-controlled “Sinister […]
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Travis and Bernard need forever homes
Bernard is a senior cat who was brought to us as a stray. Estimated to be around 12 years old, Bernard is one of the sweetest cats at our shelter, which has made him a staff and visitor favorite. Upon arrival, Bernard was low weight and slightly matted, but he quickly put on weight and […]
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Movie Review: ‘The Accountant 2’
“The Accountant” was a mid-sized hit from 2016 that, until recently, had a reputation as a wannabe franchise-starter that never got a follow-up. I watched the first movie for research last weekend, and I would have guessed that the reason the film went so long without a sequel was that the key players knew that […]
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Backyard Reflections: Mountain Reflection on May Day
Mountain Reflection on May Day Part 1 On long walks in fragmented forests, alone now, my dogs are old and ill, I seek the gift of silence so I can listen to trees, bees, and the haunting songs of the hermit thrush. I trust dreams, visions, and the grace of living in the moment; the […]
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Kids’ Book Review: ‘Good Golden Sun’
Good Golden Sun By Brendan Wenzel I love, love, love this bright and colorful children’s picture book, Good Golden Sun! To create the most pleasing pictures, the author/illustrator artfully crafted collages for the pictures with pieces of paper, paints, crayons, and colored pencils. The simple and clear text complements the illustrations spot on. Good Golden […]
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Backyard Reflections: Murder in the Wings
My relationship with barred owls began when I built my little cabin in 2002. That first winter a pair hunted from the branches of two large pines situated close to the living room windows. These are large and very beautiful owls with dark luminescent eyes, striped mole and cream feathers and a wingspan up to […]
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Movie Review: ‘A Minecraft Movie’
After a mere two weekends, “A Minecraft Movie” has claimed the top spot of the 2025 domestic box office. It’s not shocking that this franchise piece beat out January fare, but since then we’ve had an MCU entry and this movie just blew right past it. And I have to ask: Why? Okay, I know […]
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Movie Review: ‘Sinners’
If “A Minecraft Movie” is the commercial hit that 2025 needed, then “Sinners” is the creative hit it needed. Writer/director Ryan Coogler has delivered a film that starts off as a compelling-enough 1930s period piece before wildly shifting into supernatural territory. But the later developments don’t devalue the efforts made in the setup, they simply […]
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Pets of the Week
Is your home getting too quiet? Maybe you could use a spontaneous kitty, like Fritz. Fritz came to us as a stray in terrible condition. His back was bare with inflamed scabs, he could hardly move and was severely dehydrated, which resulted in trouble with his bowels. With lots of medical attention and patient love […]