What fun! Norma at Collecting My Thoughts links to this “childhood in a jar” garage sale find. Now, this project is about at the level of my crafting abilities—which are zero to nonexistent. Even I could collect some stuff in a jar!

Fa-so-la-la at The Beehive shares a jarful of her life, telling the top ten or so things she’s learned in the past year. I’d say she’s learned a few valuable lessons.

Poppins on medieval marriage and romance. You might be surprised at her conclusion.

Jen Robinson has the scoop on two bookish celebrations coming up soon: Read Across America Day, March 2, and National D.E.A.R. Day on April 12th. I’m sure we’ll be celebrating here at Semicolon since each holidays is tied to an author’s birthday. Can you guess which children’s author was born on March 2nd and what other children’s author was born on April 12th? No peeking until you’ve guessed. Hint: The spokesperson for D.E.A.R. used to love Sustained Silent Reading time in her elementary school classroom.