I grew up on a farm that had a large vegetable garden. It had corn, sweet peas, radishes, beans, carrots, zucchini, cucumbers, tomatoes, beets, and…
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∞J.K. Rowling, along with John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, give Harry Potter fans one more dose of magical mischief from the next generation of Hogwarts…
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Monarch butterflies are the most recognizable butterfly for most of us. Everyone knows the orange and black wings. Most people know that they are caterpillars…
Constance Hall reminds us that motherhood is just a string of contradictions Motherhood. We’re exhausted, but we stay up for an hour of alone time.…
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As I sit at my kitchen table this morning, I find myself wondering how did the months of June, July, and August go by so…
When it’s 90 degrees outside and the relative humidity is 80%, no one wants to stand over a hot stove or barbecue grill. Turning on…
August for me is full of birthdays. My sister, two of my nieces, a brother-in-law, and myself all have birthdays in August. (For those of…
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I grew up on a farm that had a large vegetable garden. It had corn, sweet peas, radishes, beans, carrots, zucchini, cucumbers, tomatoes, beets, and…
Continue reading → Things that my son is Learning right in our Garden
∞Being a mom of a 3-year-old has definitely changed my preferences in many things, like food choices, shopping locations, and TV shows. It has also…