Country life versus city living, which do you prefer? Myself, I prefer the city life. I like being close to things and being able to take a short trip to the store if I need something, not a 15 minute drive if I need one thing at the store. In today's...

I'm sure you have heard of the old tale, “The Tortoise and the Hare.” Today, we look at a variation of that with the story titled, “Spotty the Turtle Wins a Race.” I guess if you wanted to rename the story, it would be “The Tortoise and the...

Today is a sad and exciting day. It's sad because we finish a book that we've been reading stories out of for a whole year but it is exciting because we get to finish a book. If you're like me, finishing a book feels great but is also sad, especially...

Today marks our 100th episode! How exciting is that? We would like to thank you for your patronage and we look forward to our next 100 stories and where the podcast will end up. Today's story comes from L. Frank Baum and his book “Little Wizard...

Have you ever wondered where the autumn leaves get their colors? Well if you are like me, you probably know the scientific answer to that but in case you were wondering how the First Nations answered that question, then look no further than today's...

The unofficial start to the fall season is Labor Day here in the United States. The official first day of fall this year was on September 23, 2019. For me, fall is one of the greatest seasons. To tell the truth, I like them all. In fall, you have a...

To tell you the truth, I have never head of Michaelmas Day. I have heard of the angel Michael from The Bible though which is where this day receives it's name. Anyway, maybe you have heard of it maybe you haven't, but if you are like me, it's always...

So how did I decide on this story? Well, the other night, my wife got home from work and said that she wanted to watch a chick flic. The movie she chose, was the 2005 film “Pride and Prejudice”. I will admit, I have never read the book and I'm...

Knights appear in all sorts of things. I've read books with knights, watched movies with knights, even played with some toys that are knights. I don't know what came first in the realm of knights, King Arthur or the classic image of a knight wearing a...

I read all the time. I read in my alone time, I listen to audiobooks to and from work, I listen to audiobooks with my son as we go to bed at night, and I read a lot of other stuff when it interests me. It is one thing that I hope to instill in my son...