Any recommended books about faerie realm type stories?

I have a mild interest in fairy tale type stories with real fairies in them. Folklore fairies, not just winged sprites. Different sorts and types. For example, leprechauns, nixies, selkies, sirines,...

Tattoo removal on the rise

Apparently, tattoo removal has been on the rise recently. Or, at least, they are publishing articles about removing tattoos again. Some people get quiet extensively tattooed. Such that I don't...

Making money by selling things on Ebay.

The internet has many purposes, but one seems to be making extra money. I have a friend who buys things he wants and then resells them on ebay to buy other things he wants. I don't think he comes...

Artemis Fowl books.

My sister realized that I enjoyed the Harry Potter books, even though they were written for kids and I am not a kid by any stretch. Thus, she thought I might like the series about Artemis Fowl. She...

Teaching your kids to cook.

There are many cookbooks out there for children. I have a young daughter of four years old. She likes to help in the kitchen and I like to encourage her to participate. Do you have any suggestions...

Children and Art.

Some of us can post pictures. I hadn't seen a thread devoted to posting some of your child's art -- an online virtual refrigerator, as it were. I thought I'd start a thread with this in mind. My...

To train a dog, or let a dog be?

I have a roommate who seems to have strict ideas about how dogs should be. I am more relaxed. I like my dog eagerly greeting me when I come home. Sure, I don't like the dog jumping up on me (or...

Hornton Hears a Who

I took my daughter to see this movie as a spring break treat. Although it was a kids movie, I rather kind of liked it. I guess it was the line "A person's a person no matter how small." This seems...

Dancing child... does your child get fixated on songs?

My daughter develops 'favorite' songs which she wants to hear again and again. First, I remember "Underneath the Mango Tree" which was followed by "Bring me to Life." Then, she liked a song from...

Tatterhood and the Hobgoblins

I read this story to my daughter yesterday and I thought I'd recommend it. I don't think many people have head of it. It is taken from a Norwegian folktale. Two princesses, one beautiful and the...