When I planted those first seeds many years ago, little did I know that they would outgrow my garden. For many years I dug, planted, and grew, bloom after bloom. Then I decided to try my hand at produce. That was a whole other beast! There were many triumphs and just as many fails, but…
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Spring Fling Kidlit Contest- The Yellow Snazzy Car
A kidlit contest based on a Gif? How could I NOT participate? Especially after coming across this fun Gif at Giphy.com that reminded me of an ever so popular Beatles tune about a submarine. Of course, there are rules… Child friendly. Under 150 words. MUST use a Gif as inspiration for the story. No other…
FRIDAY FRENZY- Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride
My teenager just got his driver’s permit. Want to know what that looks like? Picture this…an old beat up mini-van complete with smashed in side (thank you drive through car wash), what looks like straight from the hood bullet holes (thank you Maryland road work improvement team), cracked windshield, front license plate dangling from one lone…
FRIDAY FRENZY – The Napping House
I don’t know how it happened but a while back, Fall I think it was, I was in the laundry room digging around for all the dirty soccer gear and I’m pretty sure I was attacked by a mound of nappy socks, the kind of nappy socks that you take one whiff of and the…
FRIDAY FRENZY – A SICK DAY FOR AMOS McGEE
Yiiiipppeeee!!!!! It’s officially Friday Frenzy! You know what that means…. Some handpicked goodies inspired by one amazing children’s book, A SICK DAY FOR AMOS McGEE by Philip & Erin Stead. Seriously, this book is fantabulous! I will shamelessly admit that although this particular book was winning…
this little birdie 