Everything I know about pioneers I learned from Little House on the Prairie. Or at least everything I remember. The Little House series and the show mix and mingle in my mind, leaving a deep impression of pioneer struggles (the grasshoppers!),…
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Generosity of spirit is one of the best things you can find in another person; though it’s hard to define precisely, you know it when you see it. It’s not naïve – but it is kind, and always looks for…
Melissa Mahanes has a fairytale superpower: she can turn straw into gold. Give her a budget – an unconscionably small one – and she’ll design a party or invitation that sparkles with magic! You’ve seen her golden touch all over…
Not so many little girls raised in Nashville move to Bhutan when they grow up. Possibly only one. It takes a certain spirit and courage and confidence – a certain curiosity about the world – and a strong will. Linda Leaming visited Bhutan in…
I sometimes feel like I barely manage the technology in my life. BaconOnTheBookshelf only exists because my friend Betsy Wills patiently and painstakingly walked me through all the hard parts. I’m so impressed by friends like her and Martha Ivester,…
A wren flew into my house not long ago, through a door I unwisely left open. The little thing was banging around the sunroom, panicking – and I was too. I called my neighbor, Elizabeth Hawkins, who came right over to…
Mary Jo Shankle has checked a lot of important things off the list: kids situated in college, screened-in porch built, Extreme Volunteer Commitments wrapped up (for now). In the last 6 months, she’s focused on her health – and you…
Laura Cooper manages three sons, a husband (currently running for City Council, see johncooperforcouncil), and three dogs. She also manages to read widely, think deeply, and consider the big picture: why are things as they are? Today, I’m delighted to feature…
Monica McDougall is just back from an Out West adventure: two weeks, two families, two RV’s, too much fun! (One painful, beautiful book – more on that later.) They saw the sights – Mount Rushmore, Old Faithful, the “World Famous Corn Palace”…