Art Mama Says

On the May 23 rd Elliot Roger went on a killing spree in a California college town. On May 26 th , my Daughter the Elder turned 13. ...

Twisted Paper Bag Thank You Tree     The Science of Thanksgiving   Ahhh Thanksgiving: that glorious celebration of hedonism ...

My Tweenager on a Family Outing   My Daughter the Elder just had a birthday. She turned twelve. It was a pretty standard birthday,...

Our sleep anywhere girl...   It is never going to end! I am almost sure of it: Potty training is an everlasting process and I am dest...

I don’t want to talk about it. Can’t I just write about Christmas? Or the end of the world? I had some really witty lines about being...

Way Back in the 70's Everything is Dangerous These Days “ US Doctors Say Trampolines are a Danger toKids ” Ummm ok. I have to w...

This Letter was written about 6 months ago, but after a 40 minute stand-off regarding retrieval of some airborne art supplies earlier this w...

Our Very Patient and Very Loved '2-Pid Tat' Rena Olivia, the newest of the chickens, hopped on top of the composter, then ma...

My Family Says I Try to Hide Veggies in Everything! In honor of Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day (August 8th) her...

It has been a long time since I traveled alone with just a toddler in tow. She frets and plays on the long ride, but mostly she sleeps t...

Cousin Art Time I don’t want to! I am digging in my heels! I am balling my fists! I am sticking out my bottom lip! I don’t want to g...

Margret "Peggy" Walsh I envision our lives as a Venn diagram; a dome like bubble over each of us, with a fat flower petal wh...

This is the 'Letter' that was published in last week's Gouverneur Tribune Press. Sometimes I write about serious stuff...  ...

This Letter is almost exactly two years old - I am posting it now in honor of my Super Woman Cousin who delivered and 11lb 3oz baby boy last...

It was recently noted that I had not yet shared any recipes on my blog, so I went in search of a Maple one in honor of the season. What I f...

Today it felt like spring so under the guise of putting up fliers for the CSA, we headed for the park. "What is a CSA?" you ask. R...

When I asked for recommendations of past Letters Home to post, this was the first one suggested. It is vintage, December 2006. A lot has cha...

I won't be posting all of my "Letters" here, but you can count on a steady trickle of my favorites, both old and new. This one...

People have been telling me for some time that I should be blogging. I write a weekly column for my home town newspaper, so in a way I have ...