A cold, sparkling autumn day – perfect for visiting the tower on Fox Hill and enjoying the colors of fall.
If only Grammy didn’t join with kindergarten teachers and insist that a five year old girl is more than capable of zipping her jacket herself. A horrible struggle before we leave on our journey – the [...]

When Maya was a baby visiting the fair, she would look at the children jumping in the slings and bounce up and down in her stroller. Every year she grew a little older, a little bigger (but not quite big enough) – every year we would stop and watch the children jumping in the slings. [...]

When Grandmother was a girl…
(I love stories that begin with that phrase )
When Grandmother was a Girl Scout (even better!) we would prepare autumn leaves for crafts by pressing them with a hot iron between sheets of waxed paper. Even then, there were drawbacks to this method – lots of little girl scouts [...]

These aren’t my Prize Winning Pumpkins – I didn’t craft a one of them. These are pumpkins we saw on display at the fair on Sunday. ( you know… the fair where Maya won first prize for her diorama… )
Some one else’s crafting can yield some great inspiration!

Get more craft ideas – Visit [...]

In the Boys and Girls Division
Class 7 – Crafts
Lot 22 – Diorama
(pause for drumroll, please……..)
First Place, Blue Ribbon and a Cash Prize of Two Dollars, Goes To Miss Maya Rose For Her Winter Woods Diorama!
Congratulations, Miss Maya!