Hello April, Please Be Kind

Hello April, Please Be Kind

I have debated for days whether I should write this post. Every time I sit down to write I have at least ten ideas on the go vying for my attention. So if I take the time to write about how difficult the month of March was those other ideas ...

Outdoor Parents Outdoor Kids ~ A Book Review

Outdoor Parents Outdoor Kids ~ A Book Review

Moving right along with our Spring Book series (let's just call it a series for fun) I've got a book review just in time to help you get outdoors more this spring and summer (and hopefully all year round) with your family. Last summer when Damien and I went to ...

On Being (and Saturday mornings)

On Being (and Saturday mornings)

On Saturday mornings I make baked apples for my family for breakfast. This is one of our family's food rituals, a touchstone to our week, and I love the comfort and simplicity of it. I drink my coffee. I cut the apples. I kiss and hug my children as they ...

Sew a Sweater for Your E-Reader ~ 3 Easy Designs

Sew a Sweater for Your E-Reader ~ 3 Easy Designs

A pattern to sew a sweater for a digital device.

Becoming an (e)Reader

Becoming an (e)Reader

Finding my way, by necessity, in the new world of digital books.

Sugaring! (& a Spring Reading List)

Sugaring! (& a Spring Reading List)

For years I've read seasonal stories to my children. Stories in general but I do love marking the seasons in our reading also.

There Are No Formulas

There Are No Formulas

This weekend Damien spent some time poring over maps and the Internet, starting to think about our summer adventures. He came to the conclusion that we are going to have to blaze our own trail a bit this summer, in terms of backpacking trips in the peninsula. And so it ...