Exploring a new craft every week for a year. Au revoir 52 crafts, hello pinwheels and stories. I thought long and hard about whether to start a new blog or to re-work this one into something that works better for me. I was struggling with the constraints of the blog name and the project it represented. So I have decided to move on and start another new blog.

Tuesday, March 06, 2018. Slivered Collards with Brown-Butter Pepperoncini Vinaigrette and Toasted Breadcrumbs. I got the idea of making a raw collard salad, like the kindof kale we all know and love. I am also reading this book. And it is so, so deliciously good.

Writing about children and families. Have been a writer ever since we produced a newsletter for our parents at Girl Scout camp. I have also been an elementary school teacher, a natural food store proprietor, and a college instructor. Along the way, I raised four children and wrote three books. How time flies! And invite your friends.

Sisterhood of the Traveling Hearts. It was an environment that was the most emotionally safe space of its size probably ever. Not only was it emotionally safe, but vulnerability was everywhere, glistening like beautiful, prismatic jewels wherever you looked. It was okay to not be okay.

Fun ideas and activities for young children focusing on play-based learning and exploration of the world around us. Plus information for new daycare providers. Monday, December 2, 2013. Salt Dough and Melted Bead Ornaments. This Christmas season we are making salt dough and melted bead ornaments as gifts. I had planned to make hand print trees from the salt dough until I came across these amazing Handprint Suncatchers. This post may contain affiliate links for your convenience. Out of the oven! For the t.