by Marlene Bumgarner | Jun 16, 2024 | Books, Child development, Family, Grandparenting
The LEGO Problem If you have children between 5 and 15 in your life, it’s very likely that somewhere in a cupboard or on a shelf there is something that looks like this: My seven-year-old granddaughter, who loves playing with LEGO blocks, recently requested a...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Feb 9, 2024 | Books, Good Reads, Health
Hello there! I am excited to share with you a podcast that I was recently featured on, The Cereal Grain Café with Dr. Kurt A. Rosentrater. In Season 2, Episode 3 – Whole Grains with Marlene Bumgarner we discuss whole grains, organic foods, recipes, and history....
by Marlene Bumgarner | Aug 22, 2022 | Books, Child development, Good Reads, Writing
Why Should We Read Classic Books? I have recently learned why I love great literature, and why we should read more classic books. Classics are timeless. Classic fiction contains thought-provoking situations that present its characters with sociological and...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Dec 3, 2020 | Books, Child development, Family, Grandparenting, Technology
We All Make Mistakes It was a mistake. After the elections, I returned to watching network news. For most of the last four years, I have avoided watching or listening to any news program that was likely to mention the antics of the Trump administration or the latest...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Oct 31, 2020 | Aging, Back to the Land, Books, Family, Writing
Writing as Healing In this time of Shelter in Place, many of us have turned to gardening, baking, or writing to help us stay focused and grounded. I have done all of those things, but mostly I write. Writing is how I make meaning out of seemingly meaningless events,...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Jul 16, 2020 | Back to the Land, Books, Family, Good Reads, Writing
Transition from Writer to Author – it’s crazy! I’ve been absent from these pages for nearly month. A month that at times felt like a year, and at other times like a single moment. So I thought it only fair that I bring my loyal readers, and my new...