Posts by Janet Ann Collins

Truth About Christmas #1

There have been lots of problems in our world in the last two years, but we still have a LOT to be thankful for.

Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott have written a great book. It’s about Tally, a girl with autism and helps the reader understand what it’s like to have that condition. One of the authors is autistic herself, so the portrayal is obviously accurate. But the book is great because it’s well written, has a fascinating plot,…

Facebook got back online after several hours. I hope that problem never happens again.

I’m frustrated because I’m unable to use my Facebook account. When I try I get a message that their URL isn’t valid and I can’t reach their tech support because it requires the same URL. I wonder if anyone else is having that problem.

Color Meanings It is logical that the color, black, was related to darkness and was used to symbolize fear. White was obviously only the color of clean things so it symbolized purity. Red was like fire, or the complexion of an angry person (with fair skin) so it came to represent anger. (I don’t know…

Long ago I mentioned that nursery rhymes were often originally disguised political statements from an era when freedom of speech didn’t exist. I understand people at fairs and street markets would chant or sing them in public to gather support without endangering themselves. (Of course lots of non-political rhymes were probably also shared that way.)Ordinary…

When I was a kid my grandfather lived with us and often told us stories about his youth and childhood growing up in San Francisco in the 1800s. Gramp (as we called him) had worked for Wells Fargo Railway Express in San Francisco and had often heard the detective Harry Morse tell visitors in the…