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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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Miss L’s kale salad
Miss L has been hooked on kale for a long time. She was born right around the time that the kale chip “fad” emerged, so she was subject to my kitchen experiments to try and transform an incredibly dense leafy…
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pre-ballet
Miss L’s final “pre-ballet” class of the year is tonight. Enrolling your child in activities like dance are a modern ritual. And seeing them grow and learn and enjoy it more with each passing day is a real treasure. You…
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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…
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