Recently, we found a gold nugget in the middle of this blues-and-barbecue-infested wilderness. It’s called the Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead, and I think it’s KC’s best kept secret. Zia definitely thinks so. “The Place”, as Zia calls it, is made for kids to experience the Kansas farmstead days of yesteryear, as well as the more modern aspects […]
As a kid, I always had a kind of closeness with nature and the outdoors. I remember lying on a bed of pine needles for hours at a time, looking up into the outstretched arms of some great tree, studying the bark patterns on the trunk and listening to the wind whistling through the branches. I assigned […]
New toys for Zia. Burr acorns, seashells, gumballs, pine cones, bark & twigs. She and I collected these toys on our strolls through the neighborhood, and in some cases (as with the seashells) on various trips we’ve taken. We piled them into baskets and put them on the coffee table in the living room to play with daily. […]
Grandma Lucero sent a very pretty Easter basket to a very thrilled little girl! A thoughtful grandma indeed- the basket is chock-full of all Zia’s favorite things: a spotted pony, a pink hat, gloves (what could be better than gloves that look like a cow?), and lots of books- beautiful, bright, soft, and NOISY books! She was […]
A birdie, nest, and 3 eggs made by Zia and me! She helped me stuff the eggs. Now we are patiently waiting for them to hatch…
