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• VISIT TO THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BERGEN, Bergen, Norway

  

  In the library of the International School of Bergen with Jules Crossley-Nilsen and teacher. We are holding books that I donated to the library. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BASQUE SPAIN: Donostia-San Sebastian, Guest Post by Jennifer Arnold

  

  Jennifer in Donostia (San Sebastian) Spain.My daughter Jennifer, a professor at the University of North Carolina, recently traveled to Spain for a professional... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2024 TRAVEL

• BALD EAGLES, VOLCANOES, CAVES and More: A PACIFIC NORTHWEST WINTER ESCAPADE, Par...

  

  Mount Thielsen, Oregon.My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s book writer and frequent contributor to this blog, took these photos in Northern California and... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2024 TRAVEL

• SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL Book Launch in Minneapolis and Camp Bovey 75th Celebration

  

  Book launch of SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL at ESNS. Photo of Les Scheaffer, ESNS Director 1948-1966.I was pleased to have a good crowd at my book launch of... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• LIVING FOSSILS at The Center for the Collaborative Classroom

  

  I am pleased to have my book LIVING FOSSILS: Clues to the Past included in the curriculum of the Center for the Collaborative Classroom, a nonprofit organizatio... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SCHOOL VISITS IN MINNEAPOLIS—5 Schools, 4 Days!

  

  I had a busy week in Minneapolis, April 16-19, while I was there to promote my new memoir SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL. That book, for adults, was celebrated at a... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BALD EAGLES, VOLCANOES, CAVES and More: A PACIFIC NORTHWEST WINTER ESCAPADE, Par...

  

  Bald Eagle, Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, CaliforniaMy friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog, took these photo... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2024 TRAVEL

• LITLINKS GUEST POST: Our Warming Earth, Sea Ice and Krill

  

  Lit Links: An Easy Way to Find Out How Baleen Whales EatThis week at LitLinks you can find my article about how you can use my book A WARMER WORLD in... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Road to Camp Bovey

  

  Camp Bovey sign, 1961.Seventy-five years ago, under the direction of my father, Les Scheaffer, North East Neighborhood House, a settlement house in... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2024 TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW of SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL in BlueInk Review

  

  With thanks to BlueInk Review for the very nice review of my memoir SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL. (Reviewed in March 2024). From 1948 to 1966, Caroline Scheaffer... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SPRING WILDFLOWER WALK on the Montclair Railroad Trail, Oakland, California

  

  Allium triquetrum on the Montclair Railroad Trail.One of our favorite walks near our house in Oakland is along the Montclair Railroad Trail. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2024 TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW of SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL in the Northeaster, Minneapolis, MN

  

  I thank Cynthia Sowden, editor at the Northeaster newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for her nice review of SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL: Growing Up in the 1950s at... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BOOK SIGNING in Minneapolis, April 18th, of SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL: SAVE THE DATE!

  

  If you will be in Minneapolis on Thursday, April 18th, please join me from 6:30-8:00pm at East Side Neighborhood Services where I will be giving a program and... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SUN FUN: GET READY FOR THE ECLIPSE Coming On APRIL 8, 2024! 10 Projects for Kids

  

  On Monday, April 8, 2024, a solar eclipse will be seen over North America. The path of the full eclipse will pass over 13 states and a partial eclipse will be... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ART SHOW--PAINTINGS BY TOM SCHEAFFER, at the Maya Moon Collective, San Diego, CA

  

  Painting by Tom ScheafferMy brother Tom Scheaffer is currently exhibiting his beautiful paintings at the Maya Moon Collective in San Diego, California, 3349... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2024 TRAVEL

• I Love Thank You Notes!

  

  Thank You card from student at Esperanza School, Los Angeles, CAA wonderful package arrived in the mail the other day, filled with thank you notes from the... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Planting a Garden in Room 4

  

  Seeds planted in rows in the Room 4 garden box.For a number of years I have worked with kindergarten teacher Mrs. Best and her kindergarten class in Room 6 at... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ON TOUR IN EUROPE WITH THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY, 5 CITIES, 14 DAYS--Guest Post by...

  

  The Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg Symphony Hall, Germany.Our friends, Susan and Tom Weisner, went along with their son Jeffrey and granddaughters and family on a tou... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2024 TRAVEL

• ART SHOW--PAINTINGS BY TOM SCHEAFFER, at the Maya Moon Collective, San Diego, CA

  

  My brother Tom Scheaffer is exhibiting his beautiful paintings at the Maya Moon Collective in San Diego, California, 3349 Adams Avenue, San Diego, CA 92116.... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MEETING CELEBRITIES IN AUSTRALIA – KANGAROOS AND KOALAS, Guest Post by Caroline...

  

  Wild kangaroos: joey sipping milk, Halls Gap, Victoria, AustraliaMy friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s book writer and frequent contributor to this blog,... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2024 TRAVEL