Pleasant View Schoolhouse

Since last I mentioned Pirates of Penzance , Daisy has become smitten with the operetta. "Which girl do you want to be?" she ask...

We love the little trips we give the kids as Christmas gifts: no present in a box could be as special as time together doing something out o...

"'But one has to make some sort of choice,' said Harriet. 'And between one desire and another, how is one to know which thi...

(photo credit to the Composer tonight)

Why would a person fear orchids? Is it the relatively expensive front-end investment, the very long stems, the rather alien shapes, the hole...

It's a mystery to me how my children have found their life work at young ages. As parents, we have never pushed our children into any pa...

This year I made my own birthday cake, because I was in a mood to bake. Chocolate layers from my usual recipe, put together with raspberry j...

Felix just returned from his third annual Birding-on-the-Texas Coast Trip. At this time of year, the Gulf coast is a Mecca for birders. The ...

You've seen the tutorial; now you can own it for your very own!

Make an elegant, fully-lined and uber-practical apron by reclaiming a dress! Beginning sewing skills needed, and these materials: • linen dr...