The month of February has been kind of grey and snowy and cold, but one afternoon this month the girls and I walked around Washingtonian Center to eat cupcakes and pick up some treats at Charming Charlies.  What is it that Jem says to Scout when she’s nervous about stepping on Boo Radley’s porch?  Something like, “I swear Scout, you… View Post

On Friday Harper and I were working in the sunroom for a chunk of the day.  She was painting and I was thinking about Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and working on putting together some bookmarks for kids for an upcoming reading event at Hadley’s school. I have to write a paper on Dillard’s book, and it has to do with… View Post

We’ve had so many snow days this year that it looks like summer is going to be shortened due to make up days.  That’s annoying but I’m not here to talk about that.  I’m here to discuss what to do with the school age kiddies when at the time you’re still in your pajamas hoping to pour yourself another cup… View Post

“Michael Goldman wrote in a poem, ‘When the Muse comes She doesn’t tell you to write;/She says get up for a minute, I’ve something to show you, stand here.” -from Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. I have a lot of anxiety when it comes to writing. There’s the “I’m kidding myself” type of anxiety that likes to walk with me everywhere… View Post