My readers truly made my Monday yesterday by chiming in on the Little Tikes “neutral” toy collection. What a wonderful discussion! It was a great way to start the week. A tip of the hat to this suggestion: Maybe Legos could be next - beige Legos on a beige carpet would be so much fun to find... with your foot. Ouch! To top it off, Facebook got in the act and has started targeting me for adverts for clothing in neutral shades. Gee, thanks. Sarah Sundae has reported that the Rowan’s Dream cupcake fundraiser at Icing on the Cake raised $1,155 dollars! At an overall goal of $60,000 dollars for a wheelchair-accessible van for her son, she is in a long journey. Community response to the cupcake fundraiser has to be encouraging, though. So much of crowdfunding for medical needs these days depends so much on connecting with someone who knows someone who has an idea about someone else who might help. In my opinion that’s not at all how it should work. And yet: here we are. Bushy Pa...
Did you know? In recent years the Columbia Association has made a concerted effort to upgrade their network of play areas overall - - you can learn more here. Columbia Association’s new play area upgrades, explained , April 2026 Columbia’s original Tot Lots (now called play areas) were created to blend in with the natural environment. Over the years, as trends in playground equipment have changed, color and sturdy plastic pieces have crept in. As you may expect, this has met with dismay by some Columbia purists. When I first moved to Columbia the color of the playground equipment would not have mattered me one iota because I couldn’t even find the totlots. (“ Looking for a Sign ”, Village Green/Town², 2013) It has never made sense to me that a community has relied upon new residents to find valuable amenities based upon the theory of , “If you know, you know.” CA has added much helpful signage since then but, to my knowledge, none of them read...