July 24, 2025 By Maria Tea. My family all know that I love tea. I started drinking black tea with milk as a teenager. On a trip to England, I was introduced to British tea and that was the end of that. No more weak Lipton Tea for me ever again. Tea has been myContinue reading “Teatime and Closeness”
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Planting Seeds of Kindness
July 17, 2025 By Maria Now that summer is here, all three kids are home and unfortunately, they are not getting along as well as we would like. We have had many talks about kindness and treating others as you wished to be treated, and so on. Thankfully, we are starting to see a shiftContinue reading “Planting Seeds of Kindness”
Books of the Month – May
June 22, 2025 by Maria Just in case you missed anything, I put together a list of the books I wrote about in May. At the end of each month, I will write a list of all the books I wrote about during that month. The post titles will link back to the original blogContinue reading “Books of the Month – May”
Boxes of Adventure
May 26, 2025 By Maria What is the box? Is it a device for carrying something? Is it a way to transport something through the mail? Is it used for storage? Treasure? Trash? Maybe you think it belongs in the recycling bin. But my question is, what do your kids think a box is? Well,Continue reading “Boxes of Adventure”
Is your Mama a Llama?
May 12, 2025 By Maria Mother’s Day was yesterday, so I figured it’s a good time to write about some of our favorite mother themed picture books. I never have high expectations for Mother’s Day. For me it is still more a day for my mom and grandmas (when they were around). The focus isContinue reading “Is your Mama a Llama?”
Mystery Books in the Attic
May 8, 2025 By Maria This post is not quite about children’s literature, but more about finding books in odd places. While almost a hundred years old, our home has history and charm with lots of work and sometimes surprises. In one unfinished attic space between two rooms, an abandoned box of books was leftContinue reading “Mystery Books in the Attic”
Books of the Month – April
April 30, 2025 By Maria I am starting something new. Just in case you missed anything, I put together a list of the books I wrote about in April. At the end of each month, I will write a list of all the books I wrote about during that month. The post titles will linkContinue reading “Books of the Month – April”
Whimsical Gardens, Nourished Hearts
April 24, 2025 By Maria When spring comes around, we are drawn to stories about plants, growing, new life, nature, and beauty. These whimsical stories here are some of our favorite growing tales. In fact, my daughter saw the books next to me while I was writing and I had to take a break toContinue reading “Whimsical Gardens, Nourished Hearts”
Puddle Walks
April 14, 2025 by Maria We have been getting so much rain. Let me say that again, so. . . much. . . rain. . . Our absolutely beautiful spring weather from a couple of weeks ago has unfortunately turned into dismal dreary rain and cold chills. Wetness, mud, and puddles wait outside now, andContinue reading “Puddle Walks”
Petals, Puddles and Pages
March 29, 2025 By Maria A week or so ago, my younger two kids eagerly told me to come outside to see something amazing. I slipped on shoes and stepped out the door to see them excitedly pointing out a flowering crocus they had found. “The first flower, Mommy!” Spring’s here!” They exclaimed. Every yearContinue reading “Petals, Puddles and Pages”
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