I am woeful in my behind-ness with the blog awards! Shannon O’Donnell gave me the Beautiful Blogger Award, and Crystal Collier and Celery Tree gifted me with the Stylish Blogger Award: That you found something remotely beautiful or stylish amidst my postings warms my heart. Thank you! Now there are rules for passing on these awards, but being tardy (also lazy), I’m… Read More
Picture credit Sometimes, my mind wanders. Of course, I’m a writer, so I’m a professional daydreamer. Stand aside, amateur 5th graders gazing out the window! Professional Daydreamer at work, here! Yeah, that’s the kind of stuff that goes through my head. Several things of late have caused me to try to be more present: listening more closely to the stories… Read More
My mom will be flying back to sunny California soon. Here’s one last selection from the way-back machine. Ink Spells will return to real-time mode on Friday! Twelve Tips for Reluctant Readers (original post 6/2010) I have three boys with three different learning styles and paths to reading. If you believe there is only one way to teach a child… Read More
My mom and are steadily working through my tea collection. In the meantime, another selection by the way-back machine of posts-from-blogs-past! Enjoy! Science as Magic (original post 2/2010) (Editorial note: my thoughts on this are surprisingly unchanged. In fact, I believe this even more now than I did then) Is it just me, or has the world become ridiculously complicated? Now,… Read More
My mom is coming to visit, something she does a few times a year. It’s precious time for me, so I will be stepping away from the blogosphere for a short time, sipping tea with her, and engaging in that endless talking thing we do. So, I’m cranking up the way-back machine and bringing you a couple reposts from 2010!… Read More
Green Eggs and Ham and Cat in the Hat live large in our house. Dr. Seuss (107 and still going strong) was read in-utero to my boys via Oh, the Places You’ll Go. This is the kind of thing that makes me wish I had girls. For a Seussian birthday you can download a Seuss App or make some Seuss cupcakes or don… Read More