Julie Chriss and her daughter Anna examine a specimen at the “Bodies Revealed” exhibit’s 2007 visit. Why is it that no matter how cool or eye-opening a museum exhibit is, your children have the most fun in the gift shop
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Mom.me: Kids unfazed by anatomy exhibit
“When you care enough to hit ‘Send.’ ” Even if you forget Mother’s Day until it’s actually Mother’s Day, you still can send her a card that will arrive on time. You just can’t expect your last-minute gesture to provoke that tender emotion known as the “Hallmark moment.” Electronic greetings cards, or e-cards, are a growing presence on the Internet, but they still generate only a fraction of the traffic of paper cards.
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E-cards proliferate — but is it OK to send one to Mom?
Hello everyone! Welcome to our May series, Friendship with God. As you probably know Lynn, Angela and I have been praying about this series
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Friendship with God: Come Just As You Are
Connor Ellison spins down Green Valley Road in Folsom during a 77-mile ride with friends and family last month. He wants to ride in the Race Across America with his father, Jared Ellison, as a member of Team Donate Life.
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Folsom 12-year-old with liver disease trains for cross-country bike race
A reader alerted us to the airing of a PBS Frontline documentary on “The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan”. I had the chance to watch it earlier in the week and it is absolutely riveting. You can watch it online and I encourage you to do so if it has already aired in your market
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Devout or deviant?
• The Farmer Fred Rant, with local radio host Fred Hoffman, on why you should bring along the Sunset Western Garden Book (or another trusty reference) when plant shopping: I realize that “sticking to a garden plan” is, well … challenging, especially when you meet up with a comely beauty at a nursery. Still, arming yourself with a good reference book while nursery shopping might give you more incentive to drive home, alone
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Sacramento Connect: Gardening blogs
In the garden • May is prime time for planting summer vegetables. Among the veggies you can plant now from seed: lima and snap beans, carrots, chard, corn, cucumbers, melons, okra, pumpkins, soybeans, squash and watermelon. • Start setting out tomato transplants as well as seedling eggplants and peppers.
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Garden Checklist: What to do this week in the garden and around the home
DEAR CAROLYN: A longtime friend’s child is getting married halfway across the country. This friend and I had a really strong friendship until about five years ago, when she took a job that takes up a lot of her time, in addition to her personal travel and activities. She still considers me a good friend but I’ve been resentful since then that she has put little time and effort into the friendship (I’ve let her know this once or twice), other than meeting for a cup of coffee about twice a month
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Carolyn Hax: Friend harbors grudge over time spent together
MONDAY The Cancer Project is sponsoring a Cancer Prevention and Survival Cooking Series; the first class is an introduction to how foods can fight cancer. Natomas Crossroads Church, 1101 National Drive, Suite A, Sacramento; 6:30-8:30 p.m.; $70 for seven classes in the series, includes meals and a copy of “The Cancer Survivor’s Guide”; (916) 835-8132
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Health calendar: Events and workshops around Sacramento
Market basket for Mom With Mother’s Day just around the corner, why not surprise mom with one perfect handcrafted market basket? Woven from elephant grass by women in Ghana, these functional works of art support families in Africa while saving an estimated 6 shopping bags a week from ending up in our local landfill. That’s 288 bags a year, according to the nice folks who run the Davis farmers market, where you can find these bounteous baskets for a reasonable $20 each
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One Perfect Thing: Market basket for Mom