Fall is in the air! We are just on the cusp of this wonderful season, but I wanted to share one of my favorite fallish poems today.
Turns out: I shared it five years ago. So, let’s just turn back the clock and enjoy that post (and some vintage Zoe photos) again, shall we?
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O world, I cannot hold thee close enough!
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Home Away from Home

Train ride!
We had a wonderful road trip to Illinois this weekend. The fun included: a visit to the La Crosse children’s museum; an old-fashioned ice cream parlor; a KOA cabin with bunkbeds, a jumping pad, and a pool; a commuter train ride, lunch, and library exploration with family; a dinner date with friends one night; a sprinkler and pool play date the next morning; and sweet Phip’s first birthday party. Truly, it was a wonderful getaway.
It was just as wonderful to arrive home last night. “We’re finally in the right town!” Zoe said as we pulled into Saint James. “Go to Daddy!” Leo said. And we were, and we did, and it was very good.
I always like to hear what the stand out moments are for my kids after a trip. Here is Zoe’s: Continue reading
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Top Ten Tuesday: Travel by Book
Buckle up, friends. Top Ten Tuesday is back!
This week is a TTT Rewind: a chance to explore a topic you missed the first time around or revisit a favorite. I’m rewinding to a July topic I meant to write on: Top Ten Books Set Outside the United States.
Read my list–which includes other countries and, um, beyond–and then click on over to The Broke and the Bookish to see what everybody else is up to! Continue reading
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Big Words
Check out the books Zoe chose for bedtime last night:
First, let’s take a moment to appreciate the variety:
1. A wonderfully weird William Steig. In which a pig meets a talking bone. Why? I don’t know. As the bone says, “I didn’t make the world.”
2. A beautiful and interactive book about mixing colors. From the author of Press Here. Just delightful.
3. A lovely biography of Martin Luther King, Junior. Truly, the pictures are gorgeous and the text is, too. A great introduction to the Civil Rights movement for young readers. Continue reading
Filed under Book Report, Lord in Your Mercy
Rainy Day Verse
Thunder and lightning! Hail and rain! It’s a dark and stormy morning in Saint James, dear people.
It’s the kind of weather that makes me think of this early 16th century poem, “The Lover in Winter Plaineth for Spring”. My English Lit I professor recited it for us on the first day of class, calling it a perfect poem, and I think he was right:
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On Toilet Paper, Poetry, and Peaches
Before Mike and I got married, we worried about money. (Pro Tip: Now that Mike and I are married, we still worry about money sometimes.)
I wasn’t too far removed from my Lutheran Volunteer Corps year, so I had some experience living on a small budget. “We can do waffles or pancakes and canned peaches for dinner!” I declared, recalling an easy, frugal meal from LVC.
Filed under All in the Family, Book Report, Taste and See