Welcome October with its glorious browns, reds, oranges, golds tinged with green, warm days and cool nights, with thoughts of holidays to come. We have a great October chile recipe for you!

It's time to go on a "little things" walk, a hunt for acorns, twigs, berries, pine cones and seed pods.

Hare are some "how to" links:

Think of the heroes and heroines in the fictional world who have challenged, inspired, amused, comforted and taught you through the years. Then think about real world good people in your family, neighborhood, school, workplace and beyond. A favorite from the fictional world is Anne of Green Gables for she is thoroughly engaging as she gallops passionately, dramatically, through childhood, making mistakes, experiencing consequences, learning from them, fixing them. At the same time she had loving guidance from her adoptive parents --brother and sister, Matthew and Marilla-- who also made mistakes and learned from them. That's all of us, doing our best, getting it right, making mistakes, fixing things and carrying on!

Most importantly, I am so glad to see schools opening their doors to children and teachers, to see homeschoolers finding friends in pods and at the re-opened parks and to see families visiting with best friends.

Suki has summed up the best way to educate children with one word. Follow her advice and you will have children eager to learn!

Enjoy the weekend with your own heroines and heroes, Parmalee

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