Things have been quiet around here lately, but that is all right with me. I enjoy quiet days where we are free to potter either independently or to come together as a family for a meal or a game. I recently read Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in The Willows . I had read parts to my children when they were young, but never sat down to read the whole thing myself. I was totally and utterly charmed by this book! I laughed, I cried, I longed for home and I longed for travel. If you haven't read it, then I highly recommend you do. Read on to learn more about the charms of this wonderful classic. 1. Mole's diligent spring cleaning interrupted with exclamations of "O blow!" and "Hang spring-cleaning!" The story begins with dear Mole undertaking the spring cleaning of his little home. He has worked hard all morning, scrubbing, dusting, washing, but he can feel spring "moving in the air above." Eventually the call of the outside world is too much and he ...