Earlier this week when we were faced with a good long, lazy summer day with nothing to do, we had a grand old time doing exactly as we pleased. Clad in diapers and jammies, we “worked” at collecting bark from the tree. We watched a bevvy of Scooby Doos while dressed like Bumblebee and Bat-Bob.… Read More
Mother has evidently been working her fingers to the bone, sewing up precious little ensembles for her three grandsons. Twice in the last week I received a present package bearing her return address and both times I squealed with delight! I just want to go and hug her neck!! She thoughtfully decks out her creations… Read More
While Mother, Daddy-O, Cookie and I lolled our days away at the beach, dock or Savannah must-shops, the PCP spent some of his days at the Oatland Island Wildlife Center camp. Housing all sorts of critters that couldn’t be returned to the wild for one reason or another, Oatland is home to everything from wolves… Read More
Anyone else channeling Nemo right now? After being landlocked in steamy Atlanta (formerly known as Hot-lanta for a good reason) for the WHOLE month of May, I sped out of the city like a bat out of hell Sunday morning. We made it door to door in under four and a half hours including our… Read More
Last night, along with people across the country, we took to our tent for the National Wildlife Federation’s Great American Backyard Campout. We joined the Chattahoochee Nature Center‘s group, pitching our tent at their registered campsite along with a slew of other families with young kids. Here’s how our inaugural family camping experience went down…… Read More
PANDAMANIA Last week, a whole pack of fun-loving pandas invaded our church for Vacation Bible School! The PCP spent his mornings singing, playing, crafting and praying in a wild celebration of God’s unconditional love. The highlight of the week for John was bringing home a color-changing water bottle craft. Some concoction of oil, water and… Read More
Along with sorority big sis H and her three littles, we headed back down to Southern Belle Farm for a fun filled day convening with nature. Having completely od’d on strawberries, this time we brought home two gallons of gorgeously plump, super sweet thornless blackberries ripe for the picking! As is standard operating procedure when at… Read More