Books, places, and books that take you places
We have more dogs to read about! Let’s start with an alphabet book: Arf! Beg! Catch! Dogs from A to Z is a photographic essay on the things dogs do by Henry Horenstein. (Scholastic) Each page features a big and beautiful photo of a do (or more) in action. I’m amazed at how the […]
It’s National Dog Day – time to pamper our pooches! Tuesday, Bosco, and Easton are ready for a party. Here at A Field Trip Life, books are always a part of every activity. It also happens to be Mee Mee’s birthday so we all went out to celebrate. (Koda wasn’t happy because she wasn’t […]
This week I am celebrating the written word. As a reader, teacher and writer, words are an important part of my life. I am currently at a workshop focused on writing for the children’s educational market. It is one of many workshops put on by the Highlights Foundation located on the founders’ family property in […]
As I join fellow bloggers to Celebrate this Week, I want to celebrate the table where our family has shared not only meals but our hopes and dreams for the past forty years. When the time came to empty our childhood home, my brothers, sister, and I each chose something special to keep. The only thing […]
Many years ago, I was walking at sunrise on beach near Santa Barbara when I chanced upon a tall lady holding a mesh sack. She stopped to chat and I realized immediately that I was talking with the famous chef, Julia Child. She happily opened her sack and showed me mussels she had collected. She […]
