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fairy houses in the garden
I didn’t know it when we bought our first fairy houses, but they seem to have an uncanny ability to multiply. And while we had found a few spots in the backyard to hang Miss L’s first houses, we were…
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grilled white peach salad with basil & pine nuts
You know that summer is just around the corner when you catch your first glimpse of stone fruit at the market. Then, week by week, the peaches and nectarines become abundant until you find yourself eating a few varieties every…
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how a spider makes a web and other movie lessons
“Momma, how does a spider make a web?” “Well, Miss L, it’s pretty neat! Spiders can spin silk and they use that silk to carefully weave a web to trap other bugs for food.” “Wow! How does it eat the…
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squash blossom quesadillas
There’s a certain summer treat that I take special delight in buying at Farmer’s Market each summer: squash blossoms. I think it’s mainly the fact that I’m buying flowers that are also food that give me a little giggle each…
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#kidart : fairy houses
Sometimes you head to the craft store with a mission, and other times you discover the best projects while you’re wandering through the store in search of something else. For this project, it was the latter. We were in…