Christin Pounds
Christin is a contributing writer for BurlingtonVT Moms Blog. Her family moved here in 2010 and the roots are spreading strong. She spends her days trying to entertain and inspire her three little ones, Jude, Wren and Skye, who are whirling dervishes and thankfully very easily inspired. Her family is happiest outdoors. They bike, hike, camp, kayak, canoe, snowshoe, whatever.
Daily Bread: A Recipe
This post is actually about bread. Daily homemade bread, I'm serious. Do me a favor, run to the kitchen and get your package of...
Joy is a Worthy Prize
Sometimes there is fire in her eyes the color of her hair. A low burning red. You wouldn't have known it 26 months and...
Education Nation
I'm thinking about signing up for some writing seminars.
Like, maybe: Exploding the Moment: Making the Most of the Minimal in Prose and Poetry.
Or: Using...
Hard Core Picnic Blanket-A Quick(ish) and Easy Tutorial
The hole was the final straw.
I love being free and easy with my precious quilts. I throw them out on any ol' lawn as...
Summer Growing
It starts as a cosmic thought, really. A mostly unobserved energetic grain of will. Then there is a breaking- a microscopic frenzy of a breaking and...
An Inspired Source
"Mommy, will you make up a story?" the boy asks.
"Sure. Ok, once upon a time there was a big boy named Jude..."
The story always...
Flourish Natural Body Care Review & Giveaway :: Closed
Well, they had me at lip balm. Lip balm. I may have a thing for the stuff. It's possible that there is a tube...
Dwelling on Tutus
My daughter Wren grinned squinty eyes as we sang happy birthday this morning, then cheered us into an encore as if she knew something...
Summer Reading List
I was one of those kids with her nose always in a book. I remember looking forward to high school because I heard older...
A Generational Thread
This week I watched my daughter play with a handmade doll that I played with as a kid. Later that night I tucked her in...
Mommy Must Haves: A few things, maybe more…
Here is the truth of the matter: You don't need much for a newborn baby. Milk, clothing, diapers, a place to sleep, and a...
Village Parenting
To quote the sage Dowager Countess of Grantham, "one forgets about parenting; the on and on-ness of it." Downton Abbey, people. Sometimes parenting can...
The Mistreatment of Windows:: A Tutorial
The statistics are staggering. You and your family may be completely unaware of what is going on right under your own roof. In fact,...
Budget Ninja: 10 Ways to Effectively Cut Your Budget
Look, I am no financial expert. My husband hasn't worked at a for-profit organization since his teenage days in the Wal-Mart technology department. He...