Farewell Fall
I’ll be taking the next week off to celebrate the First Day of Winter and the Christmas holiday with my family. I’ll be back next week. Happy Holidays!
I’ll be taking the next week off to celebrate the First Day of Winter and the Christmas holiday with my family. I’ll be back next week. Happy Holidays!
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“Mama, will you tell me a story?” my three-year-old son Ezra asks as I tuck him in at night. Who could refuse, right? Of course, the moment I utter, “The end”, the follow-up request comes: “Another story, Mama? About a turtle.” We usually negotiate the number of stories to three. Inventing three stories a night…
Sometimes I miss the family car, especially when my friends seem to so effortlessly come and go, while my husband and I are plotting out our trips, negotiating whether we can fit all of our groceries in our bike trailer, and opting to stay home at times rather than trek across town after dark in…
I spent a lovely Saturday morning with my family at the Farmer’s Market wandering around, nibbling on pastries, and sampling berries. I know I’ve already posted lots of Farmer’s Market photos, but everything is at the peak of abundance right now, and I can’t resist a few more. I hope you enjoyed your weekend!
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We’re big on recycling in my house. We dutifully separate our glass and recyclables and drag our bins out to the curb each week. We take outdated electronics and computers to the local computer recycling center. We turn old clothes into rags, and my son draws on the back side of scrap paper. But I…
When I was writing my New Year’s Resolutions series, I went on the lookout for simple and inexpensive ways we might live better in 2010. And it struck me how much we might be able to improve our lives by making just one small change. For instance what if someone committed to a daily walk?…