Reading & Writing: Harriet the Spy, revisited

There are many rules of good writing, but the best way to find them is to be a good reader. Continue reading →

Monday music – 9.27.10, aka Peaches

I love peaches. One of the joys of late summer is finding that perfect “georgia belle,” firm, pale-fleshed and juicy Continue reading →

way back Wednesday – 8.18.10

Every now and then, as you look at the arc of a day — you can find a theme that Continue reading →

Monday music – 8.16.10

The girls start school tomorrow — where did the summer go?! They aren’t babies to be dressed in frilly skirts Continue reading →

What lies (under)neath….

Perhaps, this is an unusual way to return from a hiatus — I thought I’d share one of my sheer Continue reading →

Monday music, 4.12.10

Shakespeare, guinea hens and M&Ms. No, I’m not playing “one of these things is not like the others,” nor have Continue reading →

Making a list, 2010 edition

Happy New Year! Since, I’m not quite convinced we’re headed into a new decade (at least until next year) — Continue reading →

Monday music, 12.28.09

We’re travelling home from Christmas in Connecticut today — and have stopped our journey in Gettysburg. It’s funny how holidays Continue reading →