American kids are enjoying some time off from school this week. Follow the prompts to help you write all about your Thanksgiving vacation here .

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you enjoy this proclamation that US President Abraham Lincoln delivered in 1863. Join me in pondering what we are thankful for on this day by clicking here.

Read about the near miss that changed Thanksgiving forever. See my annual article here.

Today's genre is the letter . Enjoy this letter written by John Adams to his wife, Abigail. Find out how the world might have been changed by what is revealed in this letter. Find the article here .

Here's a past grammar article that's work looking at again. The answer is F, by the way. Go see why! Lay and Lie

See the embodiment of consequences laid out in a gripping story.

Hartford, Connecticut has a treasure hiding in plain sight. The Wadsworth Atheneum is a world-class museum endowed largely, like the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, by J. P. Morgan. There is a So Busy Learning article about it here , but I wanted to highlight a few things from a recent visit. There is currently a special exhibition called Gerald Incandela: Photographic Drawings where the artist actually paints directly on photo prints as they're being developed!

I fell in love with Florence, Italy. See why here. And what's up with all those Davids??

It's time for today's idiom. Let's sympathize with Tracy and Brad's encounter with running one's mouth

Please consider this important prayer byte . It may change your life!

You won't want to miss the last of the spectacular fall foliage at Letchworth State Park! Check it out here

See the newest Children's real-life writing prompt here.

If you are new to So Busy Learning, you might like to know that today's post is from a little series called Prayer Bytes, an occasional...

See my article Cyrano de Bergerac and the messed up self image

Last week I reminded us about Bank of America's free museum program the first weekend of every month. Did you take advantage of the offer...

Since this coming weekend is the first weekend of the month this is a great time to tell you about (or remind you) of the excellent...

You can encounter some beautiful realist art at the Brandywine museum in Chadds Ford, PA. Enjoy my article and some images form my recent...

Today's post shines with gold as we explore several samples of illuminated manuscripts. See some highlights of the newest exhibition at...

Here's an opportunity for me to disabuse you of a possible assumption about the word irregardless. Take a look here.

It's been 17 years that I've been living in the Metro New York area. Since I arrived 7 years after the 9/11 tragedy I actually have not...