Jan Brett is a beloved children's author who has written many classic Christmas stories, retellings of fairytales, and original stories drawn from her own delightful imagination. The Mitten is a…
As we cross the threshold of 2025 into 2026 I thought it might be wise to kick off the new year by sharing Robert Macfarlane's gorgeous exhortation and call to…
December is the month ( in New England, the North East and other "northerly"parts of the Northern hemisphere) where Fall turns into Winter and the natural world is settling…
As Mary Holland points out in her magisterial Naturally Curious (https://naturallycuriouswithmaryholland.wordpress.com/), November is a month of increasing “quiescence,” as many plants and trees become dormant, and some animals get ready…
Mill River at the beginning of the Fall Season https://illuminative.org/ October is a month of change and transformation as Fall takes center stage and New England transitions between Summer…