Kombucha is the nectar of the gods, or, at the very least, the gods' favorite fermented tea flavored with fruit. It's delicious. Can you believe me?...
I learned how to sew some 20-odd years ago, and have spent the last 15ish years as a professional seamstress, first as a costume...
Every Valentine's Day approximately 1 billion greeting cards are exchanged. It is the second largest card-sending holiday of the year, (Christmas is the largest...
My daughter is currently obsessed with bath bombs. A simple offer of a bath bomb with her bath can turn any bath time tantrum...
How many times do you come home from a walk with your child and end up with a pile of nature? It can't just...
I may have mentioned it a time or six, but I made my Christmas gifts this year. I'm sure my family's collective "great!" was...

Paint Birthday Party

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Pinterest has made kids birthdays a competitive event and I have to admit I've fallen into the trap. For the past three years, I've spent...
{Disclaimer: BurlingtonVT Moms Blog has partnered with Jennifer Paradee Photography for this sponsored post. While we received a form of compensation for this post, the...
When I was little, my mom taught me how to sew. Since then, I have made many different items with fabric, but one of...
This information that I am going to share with you today deals with a very tough topic: infant loss. Please be prepared that some...
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...

Pondering Tradition…

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year!  I love Christmas, I mean I LOVE Christmas.  It’s always been my most favorite holiday and...
Did you all know that Vermont had a monsoon season? I sure didn't, but you can't really argue with the inches (and inches and...
As a Spanish teacher, I spend quite a lot of time planning curriculum around national holidays and culture. Every year around this time, my...

In + Around Vermont

Winter in Vermont

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It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...