A Shared Summer #1

For the fourth year in a row I made plans for an absolutely free summer--a time to take care of whatever I wanted to take care of and to do whatever I wanted to do (except for my summer job, of course). Sigh. As the saying goes, the best laid plans of mice and men oft go astray. Not going to have all that free time to develop postings for the blog, or for anything too much else for that matter. My mother is having surgery next week and that will take a lot of my time, as it should.

So, I came up with one way to keep the blog regular--shared information. Once a week on Tuesdays I'll be putting up a topic and asking my readers to share resources relating to that topic. They can be online, print or "real world" resources. Please don't just pick a random Internet site to post--make it sites or sources that you personally have found useful or informative. Just to get you started thinking ahead, what sites/places--whether informational or actual sales sites--have you found that make shopping easier/safer/cheaper and that have reliable information?

Just to get this started, I'm posting links to some prior posting on good reading matter for kids (and for adults too in some cases). Feel free to add any works/sites you've read/used that you think others would also enjoy.
http://conversationsinklal.blogspot.com/2008/07/online-reading-treasure-trove-for-young.html

http://conversationsinklal.blogspot.com/2008/07/some-recommended-books-for-reading-part_15.html

http://conversationsinklal.blogspot.com/2008/07/another-great-find-for-childrens.html

http://conversationsinklal.blogspot.com/2008/09/and-yet-another-site-for-childrens.html