“Culture is simply a shared way of doing something with a passion.” ~ Brian Chesky A few days before Easter I witnessed a heart-warming gathering during which a mother's art influences on her child became very apparent and also his…
Happy St Patty's Day, everyone! Over the past few weeks my mind has been on my little granddaughter who has some Irish roots. She turned two on March 1st - already!! Little Charlotte Helen has had my heart from…
This is a summer to remember! Finally, finally, I met my sixteen month old granddaughter, my first grandchild! My heart was touched in places that I did not even know existed, and at times it felt like it might burst…
Skies could not have been more clear for the Family Evening out with Pathfinders for Autism at Ladew Topiary Gardens. Six hundred were invited to picnic, play a few lawn games, listen to a little live night music and tour…
"Children touch all of our lives. We all have the opportunity to sow seeds into the next generation..." - Victoria Osteen Although I am not a highly accomplished seamstress I can find plenty of projects that match my abilities.…
Sitting on the garden bench, I was suddenly aroused from my contemplative state when I heard little girl's giggles. Soon after, I watched a young woman and her three little ones round the corner, then disappear between the towering topiaries.…
I'm excited! It's back to school for me too. I just enrolled in some on-line learning. As a writer this course might be handy. I'll be studying Classic Children's Literature in a nine lecture series. Stories that withstand…
Lately I have been doing a little reading about botanicals from ancient times which still grow along highways and byways. Plants so old they were mentioned in the Bible and are known to have curative qualities. How wondrous it…
As I walk my neighborhood every morning I've continued to see more signs of creativity appearing on doors, windows and sidewalks made by little children. Thumbs up to all the pictures of rainbows, hearts, crosses, sunshine and other positive…
"Our children no longer learn how to read the great book of nature from their own direct experience." -Wendell Berry Sad as it is, in this fast paced world of technology Wendell Berry's statement is hard to argue with. Ever the…