It never failed. The day my kids found the park flooded, I didn’t have a change of clothes; the day Connor cut his foot, I didn’t have a first aid kit; and the day, the boys were freezing after playing in the creek, I didn’t have a blanket… or even a towel. UNTIL… Photo coming!…
Ryan’s strawberry plants are producing a bit earlier than usual this year. From what I hear, the handful of strawberries he has collected have been delicious. For each little red fruit, he has carefully picked, tenderly cleaned, thoughtfully tasted, and dutifully recorded the harvest date and a tastiness rating… ranging from six to 10 plus…
Our backyard bird feeder has been a flurry of activity since the “big snow” yesterday. We have enjoyed watching the visitors. Today, we identified a pair of Cardinals, numerous Slate-colored Junkos, an adorable Tufted Titmouse, Chickadees, a Song Sparrow, a Carolina Wren, a Downy Woodpecker, several Blue Jays, and even a Robin (not at the…
The boys started their morning, picking up where they left off last night: playing outside with Cranium’s Super Fort Building Set. In their adventures, they happened upon a baby bird that had fallen from its nest. They were sad that its life had ended so quickly, but fascinated by its appearance: translucent skin, HUGE…
Call me crazy, my husband certainly has, but a month or so ago when Great Country Farms offered its CSA Members a chance to raise peeps (that’s chicks, not candy), I jumped at the opportunity! After all, how many times have I listened to the boys wish that they could move to a house with…
Summer is here. School is out and families are beginning to plan vacations: trips to the beach, an amusement park, a museum… all wonderful places, full of fun, unless you and your child are separated, and then they become places of sheer panic: crowds of people coming and going and large areas of ground…