, Maria Sangiolo:
Archive for May, 2007
The First Bloom!
Today the children were excited to discover the first bloom from one of the perennials we planted last year…this lovely Columbine!Try gardening with your children! Read my recommendations here.
We are about to leave for a much hotter place and shall be truly unplugged for the next few days (I do hope we’ll be plugged [...]
Posted: May 30th, 2007 under Everything Else!, gardening, nature.
Comments: 2
Delayed Gratification
A bare-root Rose de Rescht - ugh!! But, there is at least a tiny sign of life (see the little red shoots)
One of the tasks I accomplished these past few weeks was ordering and planting my new roses. For any interested gardeners out there I ordered:
From David Austin: Mme Alfred Carriere, [...]
Posted: May 28th, 2007 under Everything Else!, gardening, nature.
Comments: 6
Flower Fairies of the Spring (Cicely Mary Barker)
This sweet series of books contains the poems and illustrations of Cicely Mary Barker, arranged by season or subject. Since it is now spring, I feature Flower Fairies of the Spring. These little books were first published in 1923 and the language and pictures do feel like they come from the past.
Despite the [...]
Posted: May 25th, 2007 under Book Recommendations, children's books, exceptional illustrations, fairies, nature, older children, poems.
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Wooden Ramp Racer
We have an old version of the Maxim Ramp Racer that I found on Ebay about five years ago. It has only four levels and the ramps are straight with no bumps. There is just one “lane,” so only one car can be launched at a time.
My kids (girl, boy, and baby girl) [...]
Posted: May 25th, 2007 under Toy Recommendations, cars, wood.
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