Hannah's Reading Room

© Hannah Babiak/Dreamstime.com "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not,  when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." - Henry David Thoreau " Walden, or Life in the Woods " © Hannah Babiak/Dreamstime.com The Delavan Memorial Arboretum is a beautiful spot in Delavan, Wisconsin that I love to go to.  It is beautiful any time of year and has a lot to offer.  I am always surprised at how many local people don't even know it exists.  There are lovely walking trails, a lake for fishing or kayaking and a wide variety of trees.  There are benches for bird watching an arbor for outdoor weddings and scenery that changes from week to week.  It is located at 440 North Terrace St. in Delavan, WI.   © Hannah Babiak/Dreamstime.com The arboretum is located along the northeast shore of Lake Comus which is a great place for fishing, canoeing  or kayakin

This post contains affiliate links.  I receive a small commission if you purchase from my links.  Every purchase helps keep this blog going.  A lot of board games have come in and out of our home over the course of the last 30 years.  Some are with us for only a short time.  There are a few, however, that have stood the test of time.  Whether it's our annual New Years Eve game day or just a fun-filled, family night, these are the games we return to time and time again.  Each one of them has an educational element, which makes them great games for any family to add to their collection.  Here are our family's top ten games and what we like about them.  1.   Scrabble  is a wonderful word game that reinforces spelling, vocabulary, math, and strategy.  It is played by four people. 2.   Bananagrams  is also a word game a lot like Scrabble , but the game goes much faster. and allows for more players.  This is great for when you want to play a word game but don't have enough ti

This post contains affiliate links.  By purchasing anything from  Amazon  you would normally buy, even if it is not what I suggest, through  one of these links , you help keep this blog going so I can continue to share great travel ideas for you, your family and friends, at no additional cost to you.  It's a win, win!  By taking that one extra step when shopping on  Amazon  by clicking  one of my links  first, you keep posts like this coming your way.  Thank you for your support.  All photographs in this post were taken by me and are available for sale.  To purchase high-quality stock photos from my portfolio, please visit  www.dreamstime.com  or click on the links underneath the pictures. 2020 - The kickoff of a new decade .  I didn't really set out to do this project, it just sort of happened to choose me.  It all started on January 1st.  I went for a walk with my husband because it was a beautiful, sunny day.  I liked what I saw, snapped a photo with my cell phon