When my kids were small, my parents came for a visit often around Easter. One visit my mom put together […]
St. Patrick’s Day: Early Learning Ideas
St. Patrick’s Day is another holiday that is very easy to build programming around. I try to incorporate child interest […]
Hearty Italian Hamburger Soup
This winter I have been making soup once a week for our supper. I went grocery shopping yesterday and bought […]
My Father’s Expressions: Phrases I Grew up With
I never really noticed when I was growing up how many idioms and sayings are incorporated into my father’s day […]
The Garden Plan
Last spring I got laid off due to COVID in mid April. It gave me the opportunity to start some […]
Create Pom Pom Animals from leftover Yarn
Years ago I went through a phase where I was making yarn pom poms. I used a card board circle […]
Travel With Me to the Island of Malta
This small island south of Italy was our second stop on our vacation in February 2020. The four of us […]
Use up those Ripe Bananas
I realize that after I publish this post, I will have written 50 posts and have stuck with it for […]
15 Life Hacks For the Kitchen
These tricks are things things that I have discovered or learned that make my life easier. They all relate to […]
Egypt: things that may surprise you
Last year, on Valentine’s Day, we left on a trip to Egypt with another couple. This was just before our […]