‘Delete the adjectives’

“Atticus told me to delete the adjectives and I’d have the facts.” ― Harper Lee

 With its Facebook status update on June 7, I Love Libraries shared this great quote. When re-posting it, I commented that this quote would be ideal on the in-box for community news submissions.

New fiction book about teen with Asperger’s

Fresh from earning an A in my Cuesta College course, Connecting Adolescents with Literature and Libraries, the Young Adult (YA) genre remains one that I gravitate toward naturally.

Too much Facebook privacy can be bad

On Lifehacker, Adam Dachis suggests that being too private on Facebook can hurt you because “When you post nothing, everyone else decides who you are.”

Hand-made grocery sacks extend life of T’s

Hand-made shopping bag with T-shirt logo and handwoven trim for straps

I had to retire a T-shirt from wear but wanted to preserve the logo because it had sentimental value for me. As it happened, I had a length of hand-woven trim that complimented the logo perfectly.

EcoArts opens June 10 in Middletown

Nature’s Eye, created by Marianne Martinelli’s second-grade class,
Coyote Valley Elementary School

This morning, Jonathan and I took a walk down Highway 175 to Middletown County Trailside Park. There, artists have been working to install exhibits for this year’s EcoArts: Lake County Sculpture Walk.