Archive for The Hilltowns Region
Let’s Play: Monsters and Creative Free Play
May
16
2012
Monsters Here are the results of my very informal pole of 5 kids on the subject of monsters: Monsters bite. They are white. No hair. Teeth. They live in caves. Monsters bite everything. Nice monsters don’t bite. They are small, tiny. Why? Because they are monsters. Monsters are brown, purple and pink. Two eyes. Five [continue reading]
Community Service: Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum
May
16
2012
Families Can Volunteer at the Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum Help to preserve local history and an important part of the evolution of transportation by volunteering at the Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum! The museum is home to trolleys, a pump car, and information and memorabilia related to local history and the history of train and trolley [continue reading]
Hindsight Parenting: Learning to Parent Within Means
May
15
2012
We Are Not in a Position to Obtain Wants We are not in a position to obtain wants. Through circumstances beyond my control, a third of my single-income paycheck, each single-income paycheck, now goes to the triple-digit-income-home where my sons now reside. But this is not a column to lament about that. Times are hard. [continue reading]
Community Service: Horizons for Homeless Children
May
15
2012
Volunteer Training for Teens with Horizons for Homeless Children Did you know that one in every fifty children in the United States lives without a permanent home? Horizons for Homeless Children helps children living in shelters across Western Massachusetts by providing play spaces in shelters (places often not child-friendly and devoid of home-like aspects) and [continue reading]
Affirming What’s Essential ❥ Love in Western MA
May
14
2012
Note 13, Civil Rights in Lesbianville The other day I was at our co-op and listening in at the checkout on a conversation between friends about exercise classes. The two women were lesbians and here, where we live in the town that earned its Lesbianville moniker long ago, that’s unremarkable. It struck me that I [continue reading]
A Few Ideas for Mother’s Day
May
11
2012
Happy Mother’s Day, 2012 If you’re looking for ideas for getting out on Mother’s Day, we have a few suggestions… Not up for breakfast in bed, then head out for breakfast or brunch. We asked our readers for family friendly restaurant recommendations for Mother’s Day and they had several to offer. Check out Mother’s Day [continue reading]
2012 Spring Plant Sales & Swaps in Western MA
May
10
2012
2012 Spring Plant Sales & Swaps Plant swaps and sales take place all over Western MA in the spring time. Here we’ve started a list of swap/sales happening in the region. Add your community or organization swap HERE. Friday, May 11th, 2012 11am-5pm in Stockbridge: Berkshire Botanical Garden’s annual plant sale takes place this weekend! There [continue reading]
Normal (Annoying) Kid Behaviors at the General Store
May
9
2012
Annoying Normal Behaviors at Checkers General Store I stopped off at Checker’s General Store in Belchertown on Route 202 one afternoon, a place I love to drop in to grab last minute necessities my wife asks me to pick up on my way home. I love the atmosphere of this small town store and usually [continue reading]
The Real Housewives of Currier and Ives in Springfield
May
9
2012
The Real Housewives of Currier and Ives Exhibit at Springfield Museums through June 25, 2012 Throughout history and changes in culture, women have been depicted within various media as a stable and nurturing force, despite changes in their role within society. The D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts (part of the Springfield Museums) is currently hosting [continue reading]
Music Trekking: Here Come Our Mothers
May
8
2012
Here’s To Our Mothers! Although Mothers Day as we know it is not be recognized all over the globe, there is not one single culture that does celebrate the roles of mothers, grandmothers and similar figures in their folklore, stories and songs. Do other cultures love their moms and like to sing about them? You [continue reading]
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