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One Hundred ButterfliesAuthor: Harold Feinstein"I've watched you now a full half-hour: Self-poised upon that yello flower And, little Butterfly! indeed I know not if you sleep or feed. How motionless! - not frozen seas More motionless! and then What joy awaits you, when the breeze Hath found you out among the trees, And calls you forth again!"William Wordsworth - "To a Butterfly"The joy one gets from seeing a single butterfly among the flowers on a summer day is immense. Imagine 100 Butterflies ... continue reading...

Tirissa and the Necklace of NulidorAuthor: Willow"Tirissa and the Necklace of Nulidor" is an enchanting and lovely novel and deserves to become a children's classic. When "Tirissa" came, I thought, hmmmm, another new novelist writing about magic." Well, at least I will read it.And I was so wrong. "Tirissa" swells and moves like the tides, undulating and flowing into a story of courage, and a plot that deserves several reads. As an adult, I still cleave to the magical ways of the imagination. ... continue reading...

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Medicare Part DAuthor: Lita Epstein, MBAIt's that time of year again. No I'm not talking about turkey and ham or gifts under the tree or menorah. I'm talking about that time of year when those of us who are either on Medicare or those about to become Medicare recipients have the option of switching or adding plans.I was talking to my Dad the other day (who unfortunately is back in the hospital once again). He has health insurance to supplement his Medicare, but it ... continue reading...

Bear PortraitsAuthor/Photographer: Jill GreenbergA Visual Book ReviewMy images seek to capture the awe that they inspire,” states Jill Greenberg in her human portraits of bears of every kind. Don’t get me wrong. I am totally anthropomorphic in my view of animals. Their greatness rests in their beauty, strength and total inability to lie. Creatures of survival, these bears span our past and our present - our loss and our need. The loss of the polar bear is imminent. Their environment ... continue reading...