December 12th ~ 16th "Betsy Ward's three children are cold. It is 1803, and they have traveled by covered wagon to the dark woods of Ohio. After the family shivers through the icy first winter in a drafty log cabin, Betsy is determined to get wo…

I've missed blogging. Hugs to those who've missed me this month. ♥ I've appreciated your emails. It was a nice break, but it felt much like the time that I decided to stop photographing life and just live it. . . this was about 4 or 5 years ago an…

December 4th ~ 9th A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to trav…