3
Jun
The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read + Reading Buddy
Summer is almost here, which means it’s that age-old time when kids flood the library in search of books to read or have read to them. Books for outside picnics, books for vacations, books for summer day dreams, and books for hot starry nights with a side of ice cream. The Summer Nick Taught His Cats […]
18
May
Seeing Things
Of meadows and magic. Inside outside. Fluttertoes. Morning road. Peonies remind me of working on W. 28th. Spring was a jungle of peonies. Supermoon. On a stroll to market, to market. Full bloom. Answers to Steve. Loves tomatoes. Reading west. Beauty. Mystery. Energy. Peace.
30
Jan
Fuzzy Friends Storytime
I hemmed and hawwed over what to do for storytime this week, but I was reading Hopper and Wilson by Maria Van Lieshout the other night which prompted me to create a storytime theme around stuffed animals and it only seemed natural to make stuffed animals as our after-storytime craft. I think everyone really enjoyed […]
17
Sep
Last Weekend
Last weekend we had a visitor. And another visitor. Both were surprises. A chicken and a cowboy. The chicken left. The cowboy stayed. We kept good company. Note: Chicken was not on the menu that evening. She retired to her coop forever. After the cowboy left for the south, we walked around the Lawrence Fall […]
30
Aug
Reading Together: Summer
It’s an ordinary day when I show up at home with a tumbling pile of books after work. My choices inspired by favorite books of children I see day in and day out at the library, books suggested by my fellow coworkers (the know-all when it comes to great children’s books), or books I happen […]
21
Jun
Summer Shuffle
It’s been awhile. A lot longer than I thought it would take before I would blog again. It was a priority that got lost in the shuffle, but I am here. Here making a regular appearance once again. We’ve finally settled into a somewhat normal, although temporary, routine for the summer. I started my new […]
15
May
At The Inlaws
As of today, we’re completely moved out of our little red house. The keys have been handed over. Nomads for the next couple of months. Currently, we are living with the in-laws. They live outside of town. At night, you can listen to the wind rock the trees. It’s peaceful here. Next weekend we move […]
14
Apr
Teenage Seedlings
Due to a mischievous cat and freakishly large cucumbers, I did a little transplanting of my seedlings over the weekend. Zydeco has been caught nibbling on my garlic chives and stepping on my zinnias and cucs, some have survived some have seen their demise. To save my now teenage seedlings from their nemesis, I moved […]
15
Sep
Oldest Child Syndrome
Like most people with pets, we consider ours a member of our family. Recently, we’ve been concerned that our cat, Zydeco, has developed a complex. His attention spotlight has faded drastically after the baby’s arrival and to compensate he’s been an absolute terror. If I’m holding Lorelei, he stares at me while clawing the carpet […]
