Author Archives: madelynruth@yahoo.com

Birds on a wire

Posted on August 13, 2013 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Or close enough… Saw this guys this week when we were visiting the Museum of Natural History. They stayed still just long enough for me to get their picture.

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Almost Heaven…

Posted on August 7, 2013 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Thanks to the librarians at West Virginia’s Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library who kept these finches — along with lots of stray birdseed — on their circulation desk to promote my visit and Canary in the Coal Mine. Apparently they’ve had … Continue reading →

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Odds and ends

Posted on August 4, 2013 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

1. I’ll be at the library in Martinsburg, West Va., on Monday, Aug. 5th, to talk about the books that shaped me in conjunction with the National Book Festival and the library’s A Book that Shaped Me contest. http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/events/ 2. Huge … Continue reading →

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Erica Perl

Posted on July 27, 2013 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

I have yet to see Erica Perl in a pair of Clark-Kent glasses, but if she did wear them — and then took them off — there’s a distinct possibility that she’d  sprout a leotard and cape. Because Erica is … Continue reading →

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Taco Math

Posted on July 26, 2013 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Are we there yet? I still ask that question, so it makes sense that my kids do, too. Fortunately, they’re at the age where I can get them to figure it out for themselves. It’s one of those word problems … Continue reading →

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