Hello again, friends. Thought I’d drop in with five lovely things today. As the weeks stretch on and difficulties, acrimony, grief continue to weigh heavily on us, I hope these reminders of beauty, generosity, and creativity gladden your hearts as …
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five lovely things…april 12
Warm greetings to you all and a Joyous Easter or Happy Passover to those of you celebrating today or in the coming week. I hope today finds you and those you love well, and safe, and that wherever you are …

Stories and a Little Something
A boatload of disappointments, vexations, and inconveniences has landed on adults and children alike over the past weeks. Really bitter pills have had to be swallowed, stressors have mounted, and ironically in a world of social distancing, a squish of …

five lovely things…april 5
Hello once again, dear friends. I wonder what this week has brought you, and hope it was monotony at worst, and preferably some simple pleasures and glimpses of beauty. Here are my five lovely things for this week: 1. Humor. …

do try this at home! — a Discovery Project perfect for corona-times!
I thought I’d try something new today and post a Discovery Project. Feel free to: a) immediately disregard this if you already have so much on your plate that the mere whisper of a word like “project” sends cold chills …
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reading while the libraries are closed…ideas and resources
A warm April hello to all my fellow readers out there from Minneapolis, where our libraries have been closed for a couple of weeks. Woe and alas! I’m guessing that many of you, likewise, are operating without access to a …
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peel yourself off the ceiling…encouragement after that first week of school-at-home
Hello again, all of you who have been a-sailing on the choppy seas of social isolation and school-at-home! I’m imagining a variety of responses to the first week of homeschooling for many of you, from, “that actually went way better …
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encouragement for a new day and a new way
A warm hello to all of you around the world, figuring out how to make life work for you and the little ones in your sphere in this rapidly-changing landscape. Are you feeling a bit like you got caught in …