Easter Egg Bread: Springtime Traditions at Grandma’s, Part 1
I love Spring, and when I was growing up, Easter was the big spring celebration in our house. Even when money was tight, I always had new shoes and a new dress (When we lived on Aunt Sadie’s chicken ranch, it was made from a flowered cotton feed sack, and my...Writing and Reading with Children
I don’t write for children, but I love reading to children. Last week I attended an event sponsored by Delta Kappa Gamma, an international organization that supports the professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education. The event...Here’s the Thing About Writing: The Santa Cruz Young Writers Program
This week I begin six weeks of volunteering as a writing assistant in a fourth grade classroom. I have been looking forward to the experience for months, but as the time grows closer, I find myself waking up in the middle of the night with a mixture of anticipation...Snow, More about Legos, and Generation Z
I’m in Washington, D.C., where 5 inches of snow fell in the hours just before my plane landed at National Airport. A long-time friend and her husband took me to to several nearby sights and cultural events, beginning with Fort Ward (crunch, crunch, crunch...Life with a 4 year old
Two weeks ago Bean and I walked out the door of my house and scootered and walked a mile to the edge of the beach. Last week she arrived requesting to spend the afternoon at the beach, so we packed the car with buckets and snacks and spent three hours dodging the...
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