I took the kids out of the house on this rainy day. We spent quite a while at the Creative Discovery Museum, letting them both blow off steam and get a change of scenery.
There is a large kaleidoscope on the...
When we moved to the Tennessee Valley from South Carolina six years ago, I couldn't have been more excited about living in an area that had snowy winters.That was the year our hometown had a 100-year record snowfall of 18...
We at Umbra are celebrating our two year anniversary in the new location on St. Elmo Ave. It has been a wonderful two years and we plan to be bringing you wonderful smells and unique, beautiful gifts for many years...
All of us who read & write primarily in the non-scientific sub-spheres of the blogosphere are likely frequent victims of confirmation bias*… and when the subjects are veering more toward politics, the effect is likely enhanced.
This almost...
Gustavo Dudamel takes over the L.A. Philharmonic
Alex Ross's latest contribution to The New Yorker is a story on Gustavo Dudamel, the recently inaugurated music director and conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The buzz surrounding the exciting, young inaugurate is...
It’s amazing how something can change in less than twenty-four hours.
Fuller lost his first tooth! It wasn’t traumatic and I didn’t have to pull it out for him (yeah!), it just kind of popped out. He’s very happy and keeps...
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