f rom our tree By request, here is the recipe I use for apple crumb pie. I can't call it MY recipe for that would imply I created it, it...

I interrupt my self-imposed blogging exile (no essays of photos and words until housework is caught up -- as if!) to bring you this commerc...

This is a fun, simple Halloween story that I have mentioned to some of you. I first heard it years ago from a library storyteller, and so ch...

Things that make you go "hmmm" ... While Mom looks on warily, Emma, Elise and Kyle engage in a tradition even better than tr...

Elise makes a new pile every day after school. In the air: Leaping children Dancing rakes Flying leaves In the air: F...

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Three Samuel-centric posts in a row. But this one is happening in real time -- I've just got to do it! The scene: Samu...

Dear Santa , I know it's a bit early, but I have a tall order to fill. Could I please have my own refrigerator? Not a play one. A real o...