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By Charity Posted on June 25, 2013June 25, 2013

Lyrical Liberties

Every night I sing my nearly four-year-old son a few songs when I tuck him into bed. He’s got several that he enjoys, but one of his favorites is “The … Continue reading Lyrical Liberties

Categories: MotherhoodTags: kids, songs
By Charity Posted on June 23, 2013June 26, 2013

Rhubarb. Yes, Rhubarb.

A couple of weeks ago, I acquired some rhubarb. I’d never cooked with rhubarb, and the only experience I’d had with it (aside from a vague memory of a song … Continue reading Rhubarb. Yes, Rhubarb.

Categories: RecipeTags: Dessert, Ice cream, Recipe, rhubarb, Sorbet, vegan
By Charity Posted on June 18, 2013June 26, 2013

Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves

This is my photographic response to this week’s photo challenge by The Daily Post. I like taking photos, especially for this type of challenge. I find it leads me to see … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves

Categories: PhotographyTags: curves, Photography, The Daily Post, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Charity Posted on June 13, 2013June 26, 2013

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting

This is my photographic response to this week’s photo challenge by The Daily Post. I like taking photos, especially for this type of challenge. I find it leads me to see … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting

Categories: PhotographyTags: Damselfly, fleeting, Photography, The Daily Post, Vernal pool, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Charity Posted on June 9, 2013June 26, 2013

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe My rating: 4 of 5 stars While I was reading Robinson Crusoe, I was also reading aloud to my children Edward Eager’s Seven-Day Magic. The … Continue reading Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

Categories: BooksTags: book review, Cavalcade of Classics, Daniel Defoe, reading, Robinson Crusoe
By Charity Posted on June 8, 2013June 26, 2013

Worm Walk

It wasn’t raining when we left the house. We turned left up the street, and then I walked over to look at our vegetable garden while my daughter waited on … Continue reading Worm Walk

Categories: MotherhoodTags: kids, walking, Worm
By Charity Posted on June 6, 2013June 26, 2013

Weekly Photo Challenge: The Sign Says

This is my photographic response to this week’s photo challenge by The Daily Post. I like taking photos, especially for this type of challenge. I find it leads me to see … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: The Sign Says

Categories: PhotographyTags: Photography, Signs, The Daily Post, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Charity Posted on June 2, 2013June 26, 2013

Fluent in Faith by Jeanne Harrison Nieuwejaar

At my church, we’re in the process of developing a congregational covenant. It’s taken me a long time to figure out what exactly a congregational covenant is, but after reading … Continue reading Fluent in Faith by Jeanne Harrison Nieuwejaar

Categories: BooksTags: book review, Covenant, Religion and Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism
By Charity Posted on June 1, 2013June 26, 2013

Bookends: May 2013

The first day of each month, I’m posting a summary of what I read the previous month and what I plan to read in the coming month. I would love … Continue reading Bookends: May 2013

Categories: BooksTags: book review, Cavalcade of Classics, David Hume, reading, reading challenge, Robinson Crusoe
By Charity Posted on May 30, 2013June 26, 2013

Seven-Day Magic by Edward Eager

Seven-Day Magic by Edward Eager My rating: 4 of 5 stars I just finished reading the last chapter of this book to my kids at lunch today, and I feel … Continue reading Seven-Day Magic by Edward Eager

Categories: BooksTags: book review, Edward Eager
By Charity Posted on May 30, 2013May 30, 2013

Weekly Photo Challenge: In the Background

This is my photographic response to this week’s photo challenge by The Daily Post. I like taking photos, especially for this type of challenge. I find it leads me to see … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: In the Background

Categories: PhotographyTags: In the background, Photography, The Daily Post, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Charity Posted on May 28, 2013June 26, 2013

Second Breakfast

My three-year-old was busy at his play kitchen with a skillet and some wooden fruit. “Mommy, would you like some tasty chicks?” he called. “Chicks or chips?” I asked. “Chicks,” … Continue reading Second Breakfast

Categories: MotherhoodTags: kids

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