"A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember." (words and inspiration via Soulemama.com)  . . . . . . . . Except that I'm breaking the rules and adding words today. Because this picture was taken on my Nikon which I...

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I think it's good practice in parenting and art to remember that sometimes simple is best. I saw some high-end paint dot markers, with books to match, at our local art supply store. They were very pretty, and probably even washable too. However...   they did not cost $1 like these Bingo Markers I bought almost a year ago at our dollar store....

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I am still without a camera battery for my Nikon, but am making do with my faithful point and shoot in the meantime. I used to run quick errands downtown without a second thought, now I tell the kiddos "get ready to go on an adventure"- and it's true! Speaking of kiddos, here is a quick, inexpensive activity to assemble to help them...

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Oh dear, it's been one of those weeks. A week during which I'm convinced I flushed my Nikon battery. It was being stored it in my back pocket to keep it out of little hands, instead of running to my camera and putting it in right away (ahem). At least it was in said back pocket before I took a quick stop at...

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I am learning to be a summer cook. When's there snow outside and I can cook up cozy soups and casseroles from scratch, that's the cooking I do best. It's when the days get hot, and a fresh-from-the-oven casserole no longer sounds tempting, that I start to struggle with our daily menu a bit more. I think this beautiful little bean dip might...

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If you store every artwork of your child's lovingly away in plastic bins, I admire you. I did keep every artwork at first, but I realized we make so much of it that I needed to find another use for some of it- or hire out space (smile). It was a good problem to have. And as I look back through the ones...

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