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Hi all!!! Winter can be a blahzeh time for some people... especially with COVID going on... keeping us more isolated, with a lower income and a reluctance to leave the home. There are plenty of things we can do and in fact I posted numerous articles offering dozens and dozens of resources and tips to help pass the time in a productive, constructive, restful and rewarding way.  To find them simply look to the right-hand side bar and browse blog post titles. Today I'd like to remind everyone of a page Dave created on our website offering the last 4 years or so worth of archived live radio show broadcasts for you to listen to. Our live radio show ran from 2007-2013. Everything from gardening to writing, parenting, therapy, music, job search and inspiring human and animal topics are covered in this time frame.  Check it out at:  http://brummetmedia.ca/radioarchives.html * There's no cost involved in listening to the archives. ...you may notice that because these go back seve...

-- Recommended Resources --  Three more amazing resources for you to check out, and hopefully - share... -- Healthy creeks, streams, marshes, and other water sources that are often found near communities is essential for wildlife. Protecting and restoring those waterways is not as hard as it may sound and can have a huge impact on the local economy as well. Find out more via this fantastic article written by Tom Spencer and published on the World Wildlife Federation’s blog: http://blog.nwf.org/2018/06/healthy-creeks-and-streams-help-urban-wildlife/?s_email_id=201808_GFW_newsletter_August2018|MTMemHab -- https://www.facebook.com/OWLRehab/ http://www.owlrehab.org/ Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society is a non-profit animal sanctuary whose staff & volunteers are dedicated to the rehabilitation and release of raptors. Located in Delta, BC (Canada) Well stocked gift shop offers various owl and eagle stuffies, t-shirts, hoodi...

3 Ways to Improve Learning Readiness Through Play * Written by: Suzanne Cresswell -  Occupational Therapist and author of Unique Learner Solutions Can your unique learner improve his or her learning skills? Yes! In fact, it is easier, and more fun, than you think. You can improve your child's learning readiness in ways that feel like play. Let's start with a better understanding of learning readiness. It isn't about how fast they can finish a timed math quiz, nor how neatly they print. Learning readiness occurs after foundational developmental abilities are in place. Students who are ready to learn know how to take in and make sense of the information around them. They know how to recognize patterns. They can consider different explanations before selecting the most likely. This type of problem solving must occur when performing arithmetic, reading, and writing. However, these skills develop outside the classroom first. You can't accomplish this with ...