Have you ever made a fairy house? The premise is simple really: use beautiful objects, mostly from nature, none of which have been plucked from a living creature, and make a home that a fairy would like to live in. (If you're looking for a how-to …
Suddenly I’m traveling with bigger kids
August 4, 2009 9 reader comments
We're deep into the first week of our annual trip to Vermont. This weekend some of our friends from home who have a one-year-old and a four-year-old were planning to drive over to our neck of the woods from New Hampshire, where they had been …
Mondays are for dreaming: The children of India
August 2, 2009 59 reader comments
Thanks to all who commented. I have made a donation of $250 to The Miracle Foundation. I hope you will take the time to read this review - and more importantly, Shelley Seale's book. Today I'm dreaming about something a little different than my …
Clearly I need to add North Dakota to our destinations list
July 31, 2009 one reader comment
Overheard today in our car: Teddy (who recently read a book about Noah's arc): "There have got to be unicorns someplace." Daddy: "Maybe in the deep, deep mysterious woods where no people ever go." Pause Teddy: "Maybe in North Dakota! We …
Mondays are for dreaming: Vermont (or should I say “the driveway moment”?)
July 27, 2009 5 reader comments
I know this post is late, but since it's still Monday where I live (at least for a few more hours) I feel like I can still publish it. Although I traveling to new places and will always be thrilled the first time I pull into a heretofore unexplored …
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