• Miscellaneous

    Vegetable Garden Set – Epoch Sylvanian Families / Calico Critters

    March 26, 2024 - By 

    One of the things my daughter did when she was 2 was to scold crows (real or imaginary) and tell them to go away, à la Rabbit from the Hundred Acre Wood. When I noticed the Sylvanian Families / Calico Critters Vegetable Garden Set, I imagined Small Sophie scolding the huge-in-comparison stuffed crow as it tried to enjoy vegetables belonging to the hardworking Sylvanian animals. I generally like toys that that offer more/different play opportunities and prompt usage of different vocabulary and scenarios. (Also, my only Sylvanian Families food was ice cream, so that was the main diet of the…

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    My WordPress Site is Full of 404 Errors!

    March 14, 2024 - By 

    I was suspicious when my primary WordPress site fell to 0 revenue, but maybe everyone who visited had adblocker on. When it lasted 5 days— and when Small Sophie was not around— I took a look at my stats and was surprised to find that I also had 0 views. I checked my site. The home page worked but all the subpages, the content actually useful to the young musician or otherwise, had 404 errors. I use WordPress, and this situation is possible when the .htaccess file has issues. Since it is WordPress, there is an easy solution: I regenerated…