When I was little, we would spend a couple weeks every summer in a rustic cabin up in Michigan’s upper peninsula. I loved it! The cabin didn’t have much in it–other than furniture, a supply of mosquitoes, and a selection of books. One picture book it had was an old version of The Little Old…
Let’s face it–lots of us have been feeling fall-ish for a while now. I’m actually eating a pumpkin spice muffin as I’m typing this. And speaking of pumpkin spice, click here for an indication that we’ve gone way too far with the obsession with this particular flavor! But I digress–fall is here! So here is…
Do you know what I did last weekend? I…
The Starbucks I frequent is in a grocery store, the Harris Teeter, near my office building. (We affectionately call it the “Taj Ma-Teeter” because it’s huge.) Anyhoodle, I meandered in there during lunch last week to get a chai latte—I have a thing for chai lattes—and the place was swamped! Everyone was getting a pumpkin…
Every year around this time, a few friends and I have a little tiff. These friends want summer to continue forever. They glory in the heat and smell of sunscreen! They delight in hot car seats and shimmering pavement! I’m just tired of mosquitoes and sweat and want to put on a scarf and sweater….
What can you do with fall leaves (besides walk through them and listen to that fabulous crunch, crunch, crunch!)? If the October/November edition of The Mailbox Preschool magazine is any indication, the answer is a lot! Here are some of the things we did with fall leaves—and you can easily implement them in your early…