She was a simple caterpillar, living in the garden of a hotel restaurant. Her name? Fluffy Yellow Star. Aptly given by my six-year-old who discovered her in the bushes and took her on an incredible journey. We don’t really know if … Continue reading
I don’t know about you, but I made zillions of little folded paper fortune tellers as a kid. Filled with inside jokes, translated into a secret language that no one else could possibly understand. A play staple for little girls on the playgrounds … Continue reading
A small blue sign marked the turn off from the ocean hugging, sun-kissed highway on the coast of California. It is only a short 3-mile drive tightly turning around heavily flowered meadows and through deep groves of Californian redwoods. As the road straightened out, … Continue reading
Spring had arrived and what better way to welcome Spring than to participate in the color, love, and community of the annual Holi festival. Known as the festival of Colors, the day is ancient in origin and was meant to celebrate the triumph of ‘good’ over ‘bad’. It … Continue reading
You blockhead! I should have known. What kind of a person tries to fly a kite in the middle of winter? You will never get that kite to fly. Why? Because you’re Charlie Brown! – Lucy Van Pelt It was … Continue reading
Today, we discovered a new kind of beauty, a new kind of interactive museum. Tucked away in two old warehouses, the Pace Art and Technology team created the Living Digital Space and Future Parks exhibition. A dual installation. The gallery offered one deeply … Continue reading
Oh, what to do… what to do. I scratched my head and pondered what a little girl, who was turning eight, might want for a birthday party. Flashes of Rock Star, Glamping, and American Girl doll parties flew across my screen as … Continue reading
One of the rules in Mia’s classroom is to only give “warm fuzzies and no cold pricklies.” Like any set of good rules, all the kids had to agree to it, sign a contract, and abide it (contract = poster with rules). … Continue reading
It appears to be a normal day as I park at after-care, ready to pick the girls up after a long day. Getting out from my car, I head to sign out table. Ahead of me, peeping out through a … Continue reading
It’s tournament day! We kick it off with the girls posing with their chief instructor, Master Pinpin. She is a fifth degree black belt and wonderful mentor for young girls in the sport. Both Ava and Mia adore her. Their … Continue reading
