Cookie love
hippiemommy
Oh man, I am in love! I am a cookie freak, and I am always looking for great cookie recipes. I found the most amazing vegan oatmeal raisin (and chocolate…
Book Talk
Homemade Baked Beans
Mmmm! I love slow cooked meals! I finally gave in and bought Fresh From the Vegetarian Slow Cooker, after years of constantly checking it out from the library. It is…
Really good in the end…
My rating: I must admit that I was initially very skeptical of this book. I thought it might be punitive, guilt-based parenting in disguise, and I wrote about that in…
Tolerance levels
I’m in a mad whirlwind while trying to finish up the 50 or so books that I have started but not finished in the past few years, so my posts…
My review of Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born (rated 3 stars)
Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born by Tina Cassidy I just finished this book, and I was disappointed to recognize many sections of it from another book…
Fall Reading Challenge!
I’m always up for an excuse to read, so I simply had to join the Fall Reading Challenge. We’ll see how much I get done now that I have less…
Dream houses and fantasies
This is my new favorite book! There are so many great sections, but I want to focus today on her chapter on the fantasy of housekeeping and “dream houses”. There…
Imaginative and Non-Toy Play
I’ve been thinking a lot about this topic ever since it came up on GCM. I was shocked to see that my kids are possibly in the minority when it…
“The criminalization of natural play”
I just started reading Last Child in the Woods, and I am finding it enjoyable so far. I’m not sure if it is going to make it on my “favorites”…
A free replacement for LibraryThing
http://www.shelfari.com/ I really like this site! It imports your LT bookshelf with just a click, and the layout is much more user-friendly. Did I also mention that it is free…
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