I think agriculture would definitely be one of the top answers. It allowed us to settle in one area and freed us from the nomadic/hunting way of life, which in turn allowed us to turn our minds to creating and inventing on a much bigger scale. It allowed for a higher population and all the contribut...

My son, he just turned 17 this month, is currently reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. I find it rather ironic that at some school libraries he would be unable to check out this work of art, but he can legally walk into any R-rated movie.

My daughter is turning 13 in August, and I got to thinking about the books I read when I was around that age. I just finished rereading Stranger at Wildings by Madeleine Brent which was one of my favorite books at the time. Actually, at that age, I read and loved all the books by Brent. So, my quest...

Mary, Yes, I know where Wellpinit is, its about 40 miles or so from Chewelah the town where I grew up. Hi Chris, thanks for the welcome. Hi Suzanne, I actually have four children, but one of them is in college now. The three I'm homeschooling are 17, 12, and 10. We have a very good school near us th...

Hi Mary,

Thanks for the welcome.
I grew up in a small town north of Spokane then moved to the west coast about 10 years ago. I now live about an hour out of Seattle.

Hello, I'm Julie and I live in Washington State. I'm a mom of four and am currently home-schooling three of my kids. I recently stopped working, and I'm at home full-time now so I have plenty of time to read again. Okay, not plenty of time, but more time. :up: Growing up, our town had an old Carnegi...