Heading to the beach? Vacationing seaside? After a long day of sun, surf, and sand, capture your kids’ fancy with one of these peachy, beach-y reads. Even if you’re landlocked this season, you can feel the velvet ocean breeze, hear …
Tag: lighthouses
Women’s History Month…sailing beyond calm waters
Western notions of femininity have traditionally been a bit frilly and swoony, with a generous ladle of helplessness thrown in for good measure. The title of my blog today comes from Jane Austen, who famously said, “I hate to hear …
Read More "Women’s History Month…sailing beyond calm waters"
northern lights and black current cake…Christmas in five cultures
King Island Christmas, by Jean Rogers, illustrated by Rie Muñoz published in 1985 by Greenwillow Books Far, far in the north, surrounded by the icy waves of the Bering Sea, lies tiny King Island and its small Eskimo village. The …
Read More "northern lights and black current cake…Christmas in five cultures"
