Sunday October 8th to Saturday October 14th, 2017 is National Fire Safety Week in the USA
October is a great time of year for fire safety! The leaves are changing, temperatures are dropping, and that means the heat will be...
When my twins were tiny, an actress I might have liked if I'd had time to watch TV wrote a book with a title that I can't forget: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? I never read it, but I've...
On any given day I wear several hats. I am a wife, mother, daughter, employee, and friend. It is a bit of a juggling act, especially when I am getting ready for a meeting, fielding texts from my daughter,...
Fifteen years ago, I made Rhode Island my home, and I quickly learned three important things about
the smallest State in the Union –
1. It is a rare occurrence to meet someone with whom you don't already share a mutual
acquaintance,
2....
I first went to Puerto Rico in December of 2016 with my family. I instantly fell in love with the culture there. A territory of the USA, meaning no passport needed, made it an easily accessible tropical paradise. My...
Every year as Halloween approaches, I can barely contain myself. Forget Thanksgiving, THIS is where the holiday season begins.
For as long as I can remember I have always had a fascination with the spooky and the gory, the things...
This morning I awoke to the horrible news of the mass shooting in Las Vegas in which, at the time of writing this, 58 individuals were killed and over 500 injured.
It shouldn't be like this.
Just hours ago, those...
She looked back at me as if to double check. “Are you sure?” her eyes said. “Go ahead, go play in the water. It’s okay; I have a change of clothes. Go have fun!” I told her again. That...
I've been known to worship at the altar of climate control. It's not something I'm proud of, but it's true. I don't like to be uncomfortable. I am Claudia, From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, who...
I was both thrilled and terrified when I found out my second baby was on the way. Becoming a mom had been the biggest transition of my life. One day I was just hanging around, taking long showers and...
Rhode Island Life
10 of the Best Independent Bookstores in Rhode Island
As parents, we know that reading to our children is beneficial. Some of my favorite memories include reading to my children. We've compiled a...
