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During the first few years of my subscription to Martha Stewart Living magazine (and in my excavation and accumulation of her back catalog of issues) I came to realize that the September issue was one to look out for. It was traditionally an issue dedicated to decorating, organizing and getting one's life back into order: simple weeknight recipes, entertaining ideas, streamlining routines, fall updates to interiors. It quickly became a favourite of mine, and I count the September issues in my vast collection of Martha Stewart Living magazines among my favourites of all time. I was so delighted, then, when I...

 Well....... this isn't something I thought I'd see on a bike ride around one of the village back-lanes.Sheaves of Wheat - looking just as they would have done a hundred years ago and that reminded me that among my treasured photos is this little photo from about 1929 or 30 showing a binder just as they used above. The photo is of my Gran (who I never knew as she died when I was one) on the binder, my grandad standing on the right by the horse and up on the horse are my Auntie Winnie, her twin brother - my...

 If there is one thing that the people in my family love even more than fish and chips, it has to be Maple Syrup.  We are all crazy about the flavor of Maple. My son even taps his own Maple trees and is really proud of the gallon or so of syrup he gets from them every year.When we were children we loved to go and visit my father's mother in Northern Quebec.  This was real Maple Country and we got to enjoy real Maple treats, such as Maple Candy and fudge.  We also used to get these little cone...

A reader wanted to know what savings methods we used to pay our mortgage and debt off early. My answer was, start early, which is what both Mrs. CBB and I did as paper carriers. Coincidentally, a mother at our son’s school asked if Mrs. CBB worked, and she said no. The mom’s response was, oh, it must be strict with one income to pay the bills. Unfortunately, there are people out there that don’t understand how many savings methods there are. Just because someone doesn’t work doesn’t mean they are broke or in a bad financial situation. Today, I...

A total flop! What? A STEM Challenge total flop! What is that? You know, to be honest, I don’t even know. A total flop to me is going to be different for another teacher. I am guessing that a teacher expressing a STEM Challenge as a total flop means that none of the teams were successful. Total flop might mean no engagement, it might mean materials were wasted, or students could not finish. See what I mean? It is hard to define “total flop”! JUST A NOTE: I am writing this for STEM teachers or classroom teachers that have tried...