I know it’s not Halloween, but
We couldn’t resist!… (My mom actually made this costume for my daughter’s American Girl doll, but my daughter likes it on better on Bailey!)
On being a mom and a gardener
For Mother’s Day this year, my son gave me a hand-painted ceramic pot with a fabric flower inside it. There was a poem, too: It was the perfect gift…
So you want to write a children’s book?
I wanted to share a question I got recently from a reader because I thought it might be helpful to others if I posted it… Richele asked: Genny, I saw that you are a…
Along the river…
Mike took the day off work a couple weeks ago and we spent the day walking / hiking along the American River. It was gorgeous. Here are just a few…
Labor and… a latte?
I was writing in a coffee shop a while ago when a man came in and bought a latte for his wife. Beaming, he announced that she just went into…
The mom and her daughter in the dressing room
I walked into the dressing room of a store the other day to try some clothes on. Another mom walked in beside me pushing a stroller with a newborn in it. She was balancing…
And then there were eggs
Remember the empty nest my daughter took a picture of? Here’s what’s in there now… After she took the picture using my phone, I went back out there to try to get a shot with…
A Memorial Day Thank You
, Honoring our fallen soldiers today… As I watched this video, I couldn’t help crying, thinking about the sacrifice so many have made: And another video worth watching: I Fought for You….