Sugarbeads
Our youngest daughter has been doing magnificent artwork with seed beads lately. Today we went to Sugarbeads for a new project for her.
Good Fiction for ‘Tweens
I just sent a care package to a God-daughter, so I took these photos to give you some examples of good young adult fiction.
Picking up Our Son from Camp
Today I drove 4.5 hours each way to pick up our son from Crystal Lake camps, where he has been a counselor for the last nine weeks. It was…
Photos of Young Boys
These faces are fascinating, and I can’t help but thinking that our future will be in the hands of all the little ones like these.
Float Your Sunflowers!
Do your cut sunflowers droop? Even when fresh? I’ve finally found a great way to enjoy these beautiful gems. Float them!
Book Review: Mennonite in a Little Black Dress
Although I can give this memoir only three stars – due to too much emphasis on bodily functions and marital difficulties discussed in too much detail – it had its moments when it was laugh out loud funny, as well as broaching on profound, so I felt it was worth reviewing here. It was interesting … Read more
Book Review: American Grown
The Kitchen Garden at the White House, begun by Mrs. Obama in 2009, has come to symbolize bringing the community together and a renewal of awareness of the food we eat.
Recipe: Summer Squash & Spinach Casserole
Got a ton of summer squash? This is delicious and a great way to combine the scores of fresh produce we have rolling in over here. It also is a wonderful way to use those fresh herbs we’ve got growing in large pots just outside the kitchen door. This dish is much more beautiful … Read more
Poem by Jena Strong: What if?
What If? What if you knew that everything was going to be okay, that something was in motion beyond your field of vision, beyond even the periphery of your knowing? What if you knew that everything you want, everything you’ve been seeking, trying to figure out, missing, is right here, already whole in your hands, … Read more
Good Picture Books for Kindergarten
My niece just finished her first year teaching kindergarten in a top ranked magnet school. Recently, I shopped an awesome library sale for bargain books for her
Community Painting Project
When I was painting today, it seemed all around me were people salivating to paint. One grandmother told me she could never paint, and I assured her anyone…
Photos of Savoy Cabbage
As you’ve been hearing, our CSA is wonderful. This vegetable, received today, is an object of art!
My New Poem: What Does the Christ Do?
The Christ: wakes us from every nightmare/ removes apathy, terror, frustration and distress/ annihilates distraction, procrastination, and inhibition/ banishes
Watercolors Done at the Quarry
One of the things I promised my 15 year old this summer is to take time each day for her to swim at the Quarry. I have not only made good on this promise, but
Movie Review: Brave
My husband is a Pixar fan and he was the driving force behind seeing this film. We enjoyed it. I’d give it four stars; the stunning animation was done so…
Other Photos from Sidewalk Sale
Yesterday I posted photos of people I was cherishing at our sidewalk sale. Here are the other photographs I took at that event…