The Triumphant Child: Caring for your newborn Edited by Dr. Olson Huff and Nicole Rawson-Huff

Stars: ***** Sixty Second Parent (2009) Adult Nonfiction 315 pages Summary: Whether this is your first or your fourth baby, life with a newb...

When artists join forces

I love it when artists mesh minds and styles on collaborative projects.  The results are always so exciting and fresh.  It's like eating...

Weekend Cooking: The Heart-Smart Diabetes Kitchen by CanolaInfo + Giveaway!

Weekend Cooking is a link up event hosted by Beth Fish Reads . Anyone with any kind of food related post can link up, including food book r...

You never promised me a rose garden

You never promised me a rose garden is my latest embroidery project.  It's still a work in progress.  I just finished the design this w...

ART SALE- my Etsy shop turns one!

Away is the newest addition to my Esty shop.   My Etsy shop turns one today, so I'm throwing an art sale!  Everything in the shop is 2...

I See the Sun in China by Dedie King

Stars: **** Satya House Publications (Oct 2010) Picture Book Ages 5+ Dual Language (English and Mandarin Chinese) Summary: I See the Sun in ...

Helping kids draw animals

As a child, I loved Ed Emberley 's drawing books.  His easy-to-follow drawings of chipper animals have made millions of kids feel like a...

Article: Keys to Remembering What You Read

This article is referring to students remembering what they read in school but is good advice for adults trying to retain information as wel...

My Week

twentieth century pattern design , my latest bedside book this 200+ page book is a survey of textile and wallpaper designs from the last cen...

Ruined by Paula Morris

Stars: **** Teen Fiction 309 pages © 2009 Point (Scholastic) Summary: Rebecca's dad has to go out of the country so she is sent to tempo...

When drawing on walls with permanent marker is okay

I love these installations by German artist Heike Weber .  Equipped with only a permanent marker, Heike creates a sea of flowing lines on wa...

Upcoming Review from CSN

CSN Stores actually has over 200 online stores where you can buy almost anything. Furniture, cookware, toys and games, even a leather brief...

Frankie The Walk 'N Roll Dog & Frankie The Walk 'n Roll Therapy Dog Visits Libby's House by Barbara Gail Techel

Stars: **** Joyful Paw Prints (2008) Summary: A true, inspirational story about a dachshund whose life started out just lik...

Three new works

Remember this box of aged note cards I found at an estate sale a couple months back?  I thought they would make perfect little envelopes fo...

Too many ideas

I can barely keep track of all the different projects I've started- or at least want to start.   Here's a look at the latest. That...

Green Books Campaign - Meet the Teacher: How to Help Your Child Navigate Elementary School

This review is part of the Green Books campaign .Today 200 bloggers take a stand to support books printed in an eco-friendly manner by simu...

A few days ago, I got back film that ran through this camera .  My daughter, who's running up the grassy knoll, took this picture of me....