I hear it all the time from my retired customers. "But I have only a small retirement income and don't want to spend all my time and money if it's too late to make a good living in real estate"...
What will become of the mommy wars in the flailing economy? My fantasy (and it is just a fantasy) is that they will eventually fade into obscurity like, say, the Punic Wars -- relics from a past that...
Women say, "Diamonds are the girl's best friend". But, for children, books are children's best friend! Just like my niece who is a book freak. She likes reading so much. Book store is like a heaven fo...
Yes, Dr Seuss was a real person though his name was Theodor Seuss Geisel and he was called Ted. He wrote over 40 children's books and all of them remain popular to this day because he made reading suc...
If you travel to antique and thrift stores in America's heartland you find a slightly different idea of marketing than Broadway in New York. .
"Do know anybody about your size that might need a l...
The day after Thanksgiving is the biggest shopping day of the year, the veritable starting gun for the Christmas shopping season. If you go to the mall on that day, you are more or less agreeing to pa...
The words cabin décor bring to mind a scarcely decorated room crafted from wood, often with exposed beams, a fireplace, and traces of snow tracked in from the outdoors, where there is nothing but snow...
Are you looking for ways to get your child excited about reading? As publishers of children's books, we often hear from parents about their reluctant readers and what they have done to encourage ...
Nominated for 17 Emmys, including one Golden Globe for Best TV Series - Drama, Little House On The Prairie is one of the most popular shows in television history. Based on the autobiographical series ...
Remember toys without batteries? Without buttons and video screens, that involved physical activity? Toys that engaged the child's imagination? This holiday season, think about introducing...
Forty years ago when I was a little girl growing up on our dairy farm in west central Wisconsin, I thought everyone lived on a farm. Then again, many of my kindergarten classmates lived on farms, to...
