What's the fun of having a blog if you can't publish recipes from your favorite author friends? So, in honor of St. Patrick's Day, here's a stout-cake recipe from the incomparable Mary Jane Begin, author and illustrator of the "Willow Buds" books. I think Toady, Badger and Ratty would approve of … [Read more...]
Monday Rereads
My Monday morning ritual is to reread what came out of Sunday’s writing session. Yes, there is a Sunday writing session. It’s one of my favorites of the week, in fact, because it’s generally the longest stretch of uninterrupted time I get to work. Weekday writing tends to be chopped up in bits … [Read more...]
Lions-to-lambs! (Story Corner Friday)
On Fridays, we recap what we read at story hour the previous day, and what fun new craft we've discovered. This week's theme was all things having to do with the month of MARCH. Windy, chilly days turning to warmer brighter ones... St. Patrick's Day, the first day of spring... and the sound of … [Read more...]
Cherry Red Rain Boots
I woke up on this rainy morning to my daughter donning a pair of my wellies, and it reminded me of when she was about 3, and refused to take off her new red rain boots for at least a week. She wore them rain or shine, to the playground, the grocery store, the library—even to bed. My first impulse … [Read more...]