Sassafras Mama

The backstory: The other day, JT came home from school with a sculpture he had made in art class. He was quite pleased with his project and ...

Since he was a very little boy, JT has loved white cheese on a cracker.  What he calls white cheese is actually boursin, a creamy soft chees...

When JT was little, he used to call shorts "short pants."  He loved wearing them and the arrival of cooler weather (and long pants...

JT has memorized just one phone number and it's a certain number in California.  He calls often, filling in his grandparents on the big ...

I can't remember where I first learned of the Miss Read books, though I do remember that it was the spring of 2006 and I bought a few of...

A few weeks ago, JT and I took a nice long walk in the woods that run along the D & R Canal.  This path runs along the eastern edge of t...

It's gubernatorial election day in New Jersey; we are one of just two states holding statewide elections this year (Virginia is the othe...

This year, the calendar kindly served up a Halloween that was a two-day affair.  On Friday, we celebrated at school and on Saturday, the act...

It seems a little mean-spirited to post a photo of the hostas at this point in the garden season.  They've yet to attain the spare elega...

One of the traditions I love best is the Halloween parade at the Lower School.  JT is in the 4th grade and this is his 7th year in the parad...