Fern Michonski / Fern’s Music Pre-School Music Education Expert: The Children’s Advocate for Love and Kindness, Inspiring Creativity and Joy. June 20, 2012—Fireflies! Summer is here along with extreme heat, playing in the sun and calm, pleasant evenings. One of my favorite things about summer is sitting out on my porch at night to listen to the tree frogs, the whippoorwills, the owls hooting, and to watch the fireflies darting

Fern Michonski / Fern’s Music Pre-School Music Education Expert: The Children’s Advocate for Love and Kindness, Inspiring Creativity and Joy. June 13, 2012—The Last Day of School! In my area, today is the last day of school and summer vacation is about to begin!  The kids are so excited it is almost palpable. At the same time that I see smiling, joyous children, I also notice the parent’s faces.  Many

Fern Michonski / Fern’s Music Pre-School Music Education Expert: The Children’s Advocate for Love and Kindness, Inspiring Creativity and Joy. Anyone who knows me knows I enjoy children and music.  Another hobby of mine is the weather.  My children love to tease me and say, “Of course!  Mom is watching The Weather Channel!”  My fascination with the weather probably came from my grandparents, who were farmers. I find it to

Fern’s Michonski / Fern’s Music Pre-School Music Education Expert: The Children’s Advocate for Love and Kindness, Inspiring Creativity and Joy. May 23, 2012—Happy Memorial Day! Many people think of Memorial Day Weekend as the “kick-off” to summer.  Indeed it is.  Pools open up, parks welcome families for picnics and parades can be found everywhere.  I am full of memories from my childhood of all the various parades I walked in,