Happy first day of September, MiniBury! As soon as that first cool night hits, my kitchen calls to me. Not the dirty dishes though, those can hush up. But as an accomplished home cook, my family sees me handle many kinds of food, as well as food-adjacent things. But my 5-year-old is particularly drawn to […]
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In a personal mission to try and keep things lighter in life, I want to share a fun pastime to enjoy with your family. Coins. What started from a fairly age-appropriate love for a gumball machine and requesting spare change over the years has turned into a really fun quest for state quarters! We’ve filled two
When I’m out and about with my littles lately, I notice people looking down more and more. At a screen, at their feet as they walk by or just generally looking away from others. I get it, we’re right in the midst of some pretty stressful times. So many of us are feeling the crunch
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I checked off a bucket list item of mine a couple of weeks ago when I loaded up my 2 spirited, blonde bambinos and headed toward Shoreham. Along Route 74 (quite boldly, I might add) is a field of wonky, eye-catching art sculptures known as the Lemon Fair Sculpture Walk. I’ve always wanted to go
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Springtime in Vermont is in its full, glorious swing. The mud is among us, the flowers are blooming, the bees are buzzing and….BABY CHICKS ARE HATCHING! I have assisted several classrooms many times with this really exciting project over the past 10 years. It’s always a really fun, science-based, farming-centered countdown that ends up with
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MiniBury, I have a confession for you: I don’t really care about cobwebs. I’m much too busy looking down at smiling faces. Or at the enormous worm, in a little hand, someone brought in from the garden. Sometimes someone is practicing tying their shoes and I need to concentrate. I do care about lots of
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A couple of weeks ago, I clocked out of work at the end of the day, drove across town and walked into the preschool my daughter attends. Like any other day I smiled across the room at her, confessed how much I missed her in the 7 hours we were apart and waved to her
Like many family households, we have a dog. A gloriously gigantic, white fluffy dog named Hess. Hess is a type of dog called a Great Pyrenees — which means she’s technically classified as a working breed. She excels at guarding our livestock and small farm, she likes having something to do. She also has the
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Before we even get started today, I need you all to know that I’ve worn glasses since I was about five years old. At this point, I think it’s safe to say I’m proficient in the four-eyed lifestyle. But for some reason, whatever bizarre parenting phase we’ve hit in our household lately has taken my spectacles
