Hush little baby, don’t say a word Mama’s going to buy you a mockingbird. If that mockingbird don’t sing, Mama’s going to buy you a diamond ring. If that diamond ring turns to brass, Mama’s going to buy you a looking glass…. I’ve always loved the lullaby Hush Little Baby because my mom sang it…
Sometimes, just occasionally, I’ve been known to go a tad over-the-top when it comes to do-it-yourselfing. My husband’s a good sport, but he’s been a much-needed balance when I come up with a new lofty idea. For instance, several years ago, he (and every gardening book I read) warned me that I should start with…
I love the feeling of coming out of a rut. The rhythms of life sometimes go stale. You find yourself preparing the same meals every week, going through the same routines, taking the same walk, doing the same chores. Then one day the whole world feels electric again, your brain buzzes with ideas, and you…
This fall, my neighbor, an avid grower of corn, fertilized his backyard garden and pinned black plastic over it. A couple of days later, a few ducks showed up and stayed for the night. He surmised that from above they may have mistook it for a pond. The next evening more came. And then more….
Here are six ways to carve out a little more family time. 1. Share a family meal Getting together daily to share food breeds family intimacy and bonding and has enormous benefits for children. In “The Magic of the Family Meal” in Time Magazine, Nancy Gibbs writes: “The more often families eat together, the less…
For the last eight years, researchers at the McGill University Institute of Health and Social Policy and the Harvard School of Public Health have been studying workplace conditions and protections around the world. They looked at 190 of the 192 United Nations countries, comparing the following workplace policies: Paid maternity leave The right of mothers…