Recently, we reviewed an extraordinary book: Provence Food and Wine: The Art of Living – here’s one of the recipes from it!

Recipe from Provence: Berry Mille-feuilles with Orange Cookies - Mille-Feuilles de Tuiles à l’Orange aux Fruits Rouges

You’ve been working overtime in the classroom all year, and now that it’s summer (providing you don’t have any summer classes to teach), it’s time to stretch your wings and fly.

Born and raised in Michigan, I've always known our state is special. But I didn't know Quite How Special until I read Oddball Michigan: A Guide to 450 Really Strange Places, by Jerome Pohlen. This guide is both hilarious and surprising.

Do you work with youth and wonder if there’s more that you could be doing? Join the club – whether you’re a parent, coach, educator, or mentor, you know that when it comes to working with teens, there’s always more to learn.

Cedar Point is the World’s Best Amusement Park (named for 16 years in a row!) – and one of the thrills of going to Cedar Point is the Roller Coasters. Cedar Point has 18 world-class roller coasters – something for everyone! Includes CP's newest coaster, Valravn.

At our most recent Unschoolers Waterpark Gathering (UWG), we had a Kindness Tree. It was a joy to see this tree leaf out and fill with love throughout the week.

We had a sign posted on the wall that said:

The roller coaster capital of the world. The World’s Best Amusement Park. Where are you? Cedar Point, located in Sandusky, Ohio right on Lake Erie! And if you’ve got mobility problems or other disabilities, you can definitely enjoy yourself at Cedar Point. For, you see, the good folks there have an eye for disability access.

While roller coasters started off slow (and made of wood) in 1885, things have changed over the last century or so. From inversions to drops to zero force to floorless coasters, the roller coasters of today definitely provide thrills, induce screams, and make us want to go back for more. Here are some amazing twisty (inversion) roller coasters in the US.

An archipelago of 115 islands, some coral and some granite, 40 of which are inhabited. Birds, rare flowers, stunning beaches, and a tropical rainforest climate. Where are you? The Seychelles, the smallest (population-wise) African country, located hundreds of miles east of Kenya, northeast of Madagascar.