What do you do with old Christmas and holiday cards once the holiday season is over? Do you recycle them? Put them in a box...
In my last post, I mentioned that when I’m getting ready for an outing with my son, I pack something that I call a...
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...
As a youngster I wanted to be Princess Leia from Star Wars.
I loved all of her outfits from the white flowy gown to the...
I recently had the pleasure of flying across the country with my 4.5-year-old son, M.J., and my 14-month-old daughter, C.
I wasn't at all worried...
I am not talented when it comes to drawing or painting, but I love to craft! I scour Pinterest for hours looking for fun,...
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...
Chunky blankets, cozy pillows, and relaxing fragrances. I just described the perfect bedroom or living room atmosphere in my book and also according to...
"The BVTMB is getting real this week about a sometimes taboo, but important topic...S-E-X! Our team is sharing the good, the bad, and the...
When I was about 7 months pregnant I started scouting for a photographer to do some maternity shots. I remember putting out a FB...
My mother in law doesn't know that Pinterest exists. I think someday soon I should introduce her, though, because she employs an ancient technique...
“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.”
Henry James
Ah summer, how I love thee!...
"Mama, why is my drawing in the garbage?" Violet pouted from behind hurt eyes, her little toddler hand clutched around a scribbled-on piece of ripped-out notebook paper.
"Oh,...
The year was 2008. I was seven months pregnant with our fourth daughter and we were on our "Babymoon". My husband and I spent...
In + Around Vermont
Winter in Vermont
It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...
