Welcome to the Jungle
Welcome to the Jungle! That’s what Bernie calls the garden now, which I take as the highest of compliments. Man, I never thought anything green would break out of the ground, let alone trans...
A Real Reality Show
The other day I was going for a walk with a good friend, and we were talking about my blog which she is kind enough to read. (And so are you! Thank you!) Well, we were doing our usual stream of co...
One Enchanted Evening
Daddy Mac and I had our ten year anniversary last week, which was truly hard to believe. A whole ten years? Really? Wow — that sure went by fast, which is a good sign, I suppose! However...
The First Issue
A couple of weeks ago, I attended a Richmond conference on writing children’s books. While I was there, a literary agent from NYC mentioned the Ivy & Bean chapter books as if they were a ...
It’s A-Growin’
It is truly hard to believe, but the vegetable plants are still green and still growing like….weeds! This is nothing short of a miracle! I just never ever thought it would ever happen, not f...
STOP HUNGER NOW!
Have you ever heard of STOP HUNGER NOW, an amazing international hunger relief organization? I hadn’t until recently when a good soul at Sam’s school started a fundraiser. Yesterday it...
Could It Be A Real Garden?
Despite my great doubts, some green things have actually been a-sproutin’ out there! Caveat: Some things haven’t sprouted at all, but we’ll focus on those that have! In fact, w...
A True Stay-cation
This past week was spring break, and for a number of extraneous reasons we ended up staying local for most of it. At the very beginning Sam and I took a fun overnight trip to Staunton, and then Dadd...