10 steps to planting bulbs with your kids in the fall
Planting bulbs is such a great activity to do with your kids, and they are fully capable of performing all of the steps from the age of 2. Please click here to see my article on

10 reasons to get your kids to rake leaves
If you have kids, and you have leaves, it should be obvious you should put them together and make both disappear for a while. For those who need some convincing, I have written

Where’s the water? It’s in the fax machine.
Gondolas in Venice“We’re going to vote,” I told my three-year-old as we walked out the door.We drove the mile to the nearest school and parked.“Where’s the water?” she asked me.“I don’t have any water,” I said.“But where’s the water? There’s no boat.”“No, not boat. VOTE. You’ll see.”We went in and voted.Next stop was Staples, a long

A Beached Whale at Sunken Meadow State Park ?
Yesterday my two older girls ran two races in a row at Sunken Meadow State Park. That they were allowed to do this was purely by accident of the officials. However, I am proud of their courage to do it, as well as their stamina.Once a year the middle schoo

Morning Run
The Seine at Giverny, Morning Mists, 1897Morning RunElizabeth K. MillerI awaken with thoughts of things to do todayI try to shut them out but sleep will not returnI look out through the blindsThe morning star is visibleIn the dark sky turning pinkI stretch on several layers of comfortable clothingPull on my favorite old sneakers