For as many times as I have heard comments about gender stereotypes for girls, I have heard as many comments towards boys. "Your hair looks like a...
I want to tell you about this wonderful program called the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.  At the beginning of the year a friend of...
When I sign my name, I am Linda Li. I don’t have a maiden name, and I didn’t change my name when I got...
Full disclosure: I am the Interim Director of the Bixby Memorial Free Library in Vergennes, so it should be obvious that I am a...
Before I started college, I never really thought much about the profession of nursing. But once I hit twenty one that all changed. I...
Summer break is almost upon us. In our household, summers tend to be busy with lots of activities for my daughter. With all her...

The Grocery School

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I used to be fearless. I toted three young children to the grocery store by myself. One up front in the cart, one in the...
While children are adept at navigating social media and playing online games, seemingly without instruction, there are so many unused and unexplored parts of...
Yesterday, the kids and I colored monster pictures.   Maggie is into patterns these days and so alternated coloring her monsters turquoise and brown. Sophia, having...
“How can I help my kids love art?” My mother asked my first-grade teacher. My mom was not an expert in art herself but...
May 5-11 is Teacher Appreciation Week. Having been a previous educator before having children I know that teaching is a tough profession. I also...
The first day of school is fast approaching. Abby’s excited to return school to see her friends, especially since her BFF is in the same...
It's time to start getting ready for back to school here in Vermont. One of the many things I love about the school my...
Friends often ask me, what does homeschooling look like for my family? I asked myself this question dozens of times before deciding to homeschool 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...