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• THE NEW ORLEANS PHARMACY MUSEUM Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

  

  The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum My friend and fellow children’s book author Caroline Hatton visited New Orleans, Louisiana, in December 2017. She took all the... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2020 TRAVEL

• Projects for Kids: A GARDEN IN YOUR KITCHEN, Dried Beans and Peas

  

  Sprouting a bean seedLook around your kitchen. Some of the things we eat are seeds. Some of the things we eat have seeds in them. And some, such as pineapples... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A WEEKEND TRIP TO NORMANDY: Guest Post by Mike Mayone

  

  Bayeux, NormandyMy nephew-in-law, Mike Mayone, who often travels for business, recently had a chance to visit Normandy in France on one of his trips. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2020 TRAVEL

• A PILGRIMAGE THROUGH THE CHURCHES OF A SMALL AMERICAN TOWN by Judith Stiehm

  

  My friend Judith Stiehm, a professor at Florida International University in Miami, has written a memoir, A Pilgrimage through the Churches of a Small American... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• AVILA ADOBE AT OLVERA STREET: The Oldest House in Los Angeles

  

  Avila Adobe, Olvera Street, Los Angeles, CA During the Christmas holidays we had guests at our house in Los Angeles, which inspired a round of visits to the... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2020 TRAVEL

• THANK YOU CARDS from Nevada Avenue School

  

  Cards from 2nd Grade students at Nevada Avenue SchoolI love receiving cards and letters from students after I do an author visit at their school. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TIME ZONES OF THE WORLD: Paper Plate Project from The Geography Book

  

  Did you turn your clocks forward one hour last Sunday?As we change our clocks to Daylight Savings Time, it is a good time to look at the time zones of the world. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION, Washington, D.C.: What Do You Hang Over the Fireplace?

  

  Five Brothers by Alfonso Ossorio at the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.On a visit to Washington, D.C., last spring, I visited the Phillips Collection,... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2020 TRAVEL

• AUTHOR VISIT at NEVADA AVENUE SCHOOL for Read Across America Week

  

  On Monday I spent a full and exciting day at Nevada Avenue School in Canoga Park, California, helping to launch a week celebrating reading. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HIKING AND BIKING IN NEW ZEALAND, Part 3: Guest Post by Cathy Mayone

  

  New Zealand, Milford SoundOver the Christmas holidays, my niece and her husband, Cathy and Mike Mayone, spent two weeks in New Zealand, driving, biking and... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2020 TRAVEL

• REBUILDING NATURAL HABITAT: A Visit to Esperanza School, Los Angeles

  

  The garden at Esperanza School is part of the Schoolyard Habitat Program (supported by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)Last week I returned to Esperanza... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HIKING AND BIKING IN NEW ZEALAND, Part 2: Guest Post by Cathy Mayone

  

  New Zealand, Waiheke Island, view from Man O'War VineyardsOver the Christmas holidays, my niece and her husband, Cathy and Mike Mayone, spent two weeks in New... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2020 TRAVEL

• LOST AND FOUND: WHERE ARE THE HULA PAINTED FROGS? Article in Touchdown Magazine

  

  I am pleased to have my article, LOST AND FOUND: WHERE ARE THE HULA PAINTED FROGS? published in the February 2020 issue of Touchdown Magazine, one of the... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HIKING AND BIKING IN NEW ZEALAND, Part 1: Guest Post by Cathy Mayone

  

  New Zealand: Sheep at Lake Pukaksmi, South IslandOver the Christmas holidays, my niece and her husband, Cathy and Mike Mayone, traveled to New Zealand,... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2020 TRAVEL

• Animal Cards and Prints Available at My Etsy Site

  

  I have recently updated my Etsy site. My prints and cards are still available (www.etsy.com/shop/CarolineArnoldArt) and make an ideal gift or decoration for you... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 10 Year Blog Anniversary

  

  Ten years ago I launched this blog, Caroline Arnold Art and Books, with the plan of putting up a new post once a week. (Almost always the posts go up on a... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• IN THE LAND OF NJÁL’S SAGA IN ICELAND Guest Post by Karla Chucsdottir (a.k.a....

  

  The author with an axe to cut quiche and a sword as a toothpick. Photo by husband Viljam Glennsson. Viking costume, weapons, and picnic table courtesy of the... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2020 TRAVEL

• HUNTINGTON BEACH AUTHOR FESTIVAL (Again): Star View School

  

  Star View Elementary School, Huntington Beach, CAYesterday, on a bright windy day, I visited a second school in Huntington Beach, California, as part of the... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TENEMENT MUSEUM, NEW YORK CITY: The Story of Immigration to America

  

  Tenement at 87 Orchard Street, NYC, part of the Tenement MuseumEver since the Tenement Museum opened on New York City’s Lower East Side, I have been wanting to... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2020 TRAVEL

• HUNTINGTON BEACH AUTHOR FESTIVAL: Visit to Golden View School

  

  At the Huntington Beach LibraryYesterday was the 32nd annual Huntington Beach Author’s Festival in Huntington Beach, California, organized by the Friends of... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE