Picking your child’s first musical instrument can be a huge dilemma. Many decide to start with the piano because all the notes are right next to each other, making it relatively easy to play. It is also an excellent way for a child to learn pitch, harmony and theory.
Fennel is crunchy and slightly sweet, making it a refreshing contribution to the ever-popular Mediterranean cuisine. Though most often associated with Italian cooking, be sure to add this spice to all your fresh vegetables from autumn through early spring, when it is readily available and at its best.
An Arctic Tale: The Polar Bear
Polar bears are the world’s largest land predator. They live in the cold Arctic Circle, Canada, the USA (Alaska), Greenland, Norway and Russia. Their huge bodies are well-adapted for extreme cold, for travelling across ice and snow and for hunting seals, their main diet.
We all do it—some more often than others—and we do it in all sorts of places: in the bathtub, in bed, at the beach. It is one of life’s great pastimes: reading. *A tremendous gift *Oh, the written word. Reading is truly a gift.
Some infants are born with red skin lesions. Though these can be alarming, it will come as a relief to know that most of these lesions are benign—in other words, they are completely harmless.
