Do you enjoy reading and sharing good literature, "Living Books", with your children? Do you want to purchase good books to read to your children? Do you collect vintage, antique books? Please, visit my Seven Pillars Book Nook blog to look around...

Softly the evening came. The sun from the horizon Like a magician extended his golden wand o’er the landscape; Twinkling vapors arose; and sky and earth and forest Seemed all on fire at the touch and melted and mingled together. ~Henry Wadsworth...

I always squirm and have to think about it because I just can't remember the correct use of these two words BUT I've found some thing that I think will help me. Grammar Girl has a mnemonic help for understanding and keeping them straight: "Affect"...

I have been wanting to find Honey Crisp apples for a couple of years now and finally was able to find them locally. They are fairly new, at least in our area. Honey Crisp Juicy, mostly sweet, some tart flavor Uses: eating fresh, in salads, baking --- ...

Read the S510 bill . Watch the Senate Hearing Committee live -- around 70 minutes mark they discuss farmers markets, small local and organic farm and how it will affect them. Read more from the Farm-to-Consumer Defense Fund: Senate Food Safety...