Growing into shape: A 1,000-year-old linden tree
September 1, 2017
This 1,000 year old linden tree has such a perfect shape from the outside. A really old tree gives me a new perspective on life
This 1,000 year old linden tree has such a perfect shape from the outside. A really old tree gives me a new perspective on life
This post is for all you readers of English language books who are living in or visiting Paris. Maybe you need a book for the
Construction machines are wasted without a little child to sit in a lawn chair and appreciate the show. This last week, I kept a list
The Society of Children’s Writers and Book Illustrators (SCBWI) “Europolitan conference” is a chance to meet people who write for kids in English and live
Orange-y dirt fluffed up for the garden year, path in the middle. Paydirt. The classic rich soil of the Rhineland. © Laurel Decher, 2017 A
This weekend, my husband and I went looking for a half-circle of oaks he knew from thirty years ago. (No comments from the peanut gallery
Sometimes learning something that you had given up on changes your whole view of the world. James Rhodes’ How to Play Piano teaches rank beginners
This year, my husband gave me a Page-a-Day calendar to learn Italian. Today’s page was a dialogue between two men at a bus stop, getting
A year ago, I wrote about our “rastafarian” Joseph and the challenges of writing about other people’s cultures: Skin-colored Felt: Doing other people’s cultures wrong.
This is the fourth post in a short series on preparing for (and thriving during) National Novel Writing Month. You can find the first post
