How to build a Bean Tepee! We have been busy gardening! Every week we try a new project for the kids (and adults). This week was Bean Teepees. Tepees also Tipis and Teepees. Yep, all three spellings are correct. Weird. Since we are working with two other families, we made three teepees. We found Bamboo […]
Archives for 2011
Angel Sister by Ann H. Gabhart Book Review
From the publisher: Novelist Ann Gabhart, celebrated for her historical novels, weaves a new story from the Depression era in her latest work, Angel Sister (ISBN: 978-0-8007-3381-0, February 2011, $14.99). Growing up, Gabhart’s mother and aunts told many stories about the small community where they lived in Alton, Kentucky, including tales about the odd characters […]
Lady in the Mist Book Review by Laurie Alice Eakes Book Review
From the publisher: As a midwife, Tabitha Eckles, the woman at the center of Laurie Alice Eakes’ new book, Lady in the Mist, (ISBN: 978-0-8007-3452-7, February 2011, $14.99) knows the most intimate secrets of the women and families she cares for. While the women in town are drawn to her warmth and caring ways, the […]
Ragin’ Cajun Party
I gave my hubby and my sweet friend C. a birthday party. They share a birthday, which I got to tell you…it makes me so happy when friends have easy birthdays for me to remember – like ones that are the same as my family members. Let me tell you…this has been one of the […]
Adventures in Odyessey – Interview with my 8 year old
Voyage with the Vikings (AIO Imagination Station Books) by Paul McCusker and Marianne Hering List Price: 4.99 ISBN: 978-1-58997-627-6 When I got this book in the mail – I knew my kids were going to love it! So, I’m letting my daughter tell us about this book in a short interview. For privacy reasons, we call […]