In an effort to get through my growing library of books I’ve decided to do a book review every 2 weeks. That should hold me accountable to making reading a priority! I love reading and I love writing, so a book review is in order. I just finished a very witty and insightful book by Lenore Skenazy...

I thought I’d share some spring photos I’ve taken over the past few days from our visits to the park. Spring in London is feeling a little more, well… ahhhhh, than winter. (Oh, and my good camera lens is still broken. Thank you iphone for doing a pretty good job.)

The Case Against Homework by Sara Bennett and Nancy Kalish Every parent should read this book! (Maybe even aunts, uncles and grandparents.) The Case Against Homework by Sara Bennett and Nancy Kalish was an eye opener. Whether your child is of school age or will be soon, enrolled in public or private...

I subscribe to many blogs. Some have environmental themes or Waldorf/homeschooling themes. I pore over blogs on green living by a plethora of green mamas to blogs on art & crafts and cooking. I usually get great information and feel connected and often times supported in my choices as a green and...

I know I owe about 20 blog posts by now.  But, adjusting to London is taking longer than I originally thought.  Driving on the left side is easy -learning where everything is, is the hardest.  Between endless home repairs, trying to find play groups and meet like-minded moms, and re-learning English...

It’s World Breastfeeding Week from August 1-7, 2009!  For 18 years the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action and advocates in 150 countries have been celebrating.  World Breasfeeding Week is designed around protecting breastfeeding during emergencies from the influence of marketing breast...

Two years ago today a most precious soul entered my life and my world will never be the same.  I had big plans to write his birth story in a post and to watch the video footage of his homebirth again. I am sentimental that way. I daydreamed about spending the day singing, dancing and playing with my...

This year we decided to take our almost 2 year-old to the Marin County Fair on the 4th of July.  We live within walking distance to the Civic Center and Fairgrounds and have been watching the fireworks display for the past 3 nights from our bedroom window as the sounds from below keep wafting up, beckoning...

It’s a beautiful day today in my corner of the world. The birds are singing and quail are perching on our fence while a young fawn meanders down the hill behind our house to graze.  I spent some time outdoors tending to my potted garden, noticing all the little tendrils and blooms revealing...

Is it normal for a toddler to choose a coffee shop over a trip to the park? Mondays we go to the park to meet our play group. Each week it’s a different park, depending on whose turn it is to host, but the faces always stay the same – great moms and kids. Today, after a half hour struggle...