It’s summer time, which means that a lot of families will be hitting the road. Last summer my family went on a 3 week...
My family is starting to plan for our third year of homeschooling in Vermont.
With the recent Covid-19 pandemic, it looks like many Vermont...
Before we know it spring will be here. The cold will fade, the days will lengthen and the snow will melt (I know it's hard...
Before I settled on a preschool for my son last fall I was kind of anxious about it. Quite frankly, it was ridiculous. It's...
It was time to head home after a fun children’s story hour at our library, when my 18-month-old daughter and I were surprised by...
Thinking about being a chaperone on your child's field trip? Have you already volunteered to go to an apple orchard or the Flynn Theatre...
Imagining your child, who surely was born just yesterday, leaving your home and heading to preschool is no easy task. First, there’s choosing the...
I have a wild child. He is strong-willed and fierce. He is energetic and hilarious. And sometimes he gets angry.
Because he is only four,...
The first week of May is designated as Teacher Appreciation Week across the country. Pandemic or not, I feel we need to take the...
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...
Your home office is a breeding ground for paper.
It seems to multiply overnight causing the piles to close in around you.
It doesn’t have to...
There are so many books out there for younger children that help to teach about emotions. Happy, angry, sad, and mad... we can begin...
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...
I was one of those kids with her nose always in a book. I remember looking forward to high school because I heard older...
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...
