Happy March Madness wreath

Around here, March means madness, not leprechauns, so my March wreath celebrates March Madness.

This wreath posed some challenges. Basically, basketball nets are not made from yarn. It was too light and clingy to work with. I got frustrated, but finally ended up with something net-like. Cole kept telling me it looked awesome, but I think he wasn't sure how I could make it better and was tired of holding it/helping me figure out where my next yarn strand needed to go. Regardless, I tried, and I think you can at least tell what it is. . . .

Last week, Jay won Trivia Tuesday: Sport Called Lacrosse. Congrats!

Moving on from that sport, it's March Madness time! Who's excited?! This Jayhawk fan sure is. I am so excited, I made a March Madness wreath for our door. Check out what our lucky neighbors get to see all month. . . .

So, you just got a new electric car, and you want to take a trip. But how are you going to charge it, well, it turns out, there are sites and apps out there for that.

This map on TripTik® Travel Planner from AAA.com shows you a hotel location with a electric vehicle charger. . . .

Back in July, Cole opened me up to the world of Turntable.fm. Turntable brings people from around the world together to enjoy and experience music online. Each Turntable room has its own genre or rules for musical play. In this digital music age, even I am allowed to jump on stage and spin some tracks. It's free, it's easy and I am sure you will like it.

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We were pretty excited about the ships.

Today, we drove east to Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America. A long time ago in 1607, colonists stepped into Virginia and were welcomed by the local Powhatan Indian tribe. You might not have heard of this tribe, but I am going to guess you have heard of Pocahontas.

Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan, chief of more 30 tribes in Virginia. Like in the Disney movie she meets Captain John Smith. The 11-year-old Pocahontas saved his life. But later she was captured by the colonists and held for ransom from the Indians. The chief didn't meet all the English demands and eventually relinquished his daughter to the colonists. Pocahontas learned Christian ways, was baptized and given the name Rebecca. She soon fel for Virginian colonist John Rolfe. He was a wealthy tobacco planter. The couple had a son, Thomas, and headed back for England. Pocahontas got ill and soon died in March of 1617 in her early 20s. . . .