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What’s The Good Of Resolutions Without Reflections?

What is the song that you most identify with New Year’s Eve? You may not know the name of it; however, I’m sure you could hum the tune…

4 min readJan 4, 2018

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What’s The Good Of Resolutions Without Reflections?

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Homespun and Hands-On

What Is The Dichotomy In ‘Christmas Bagels?’

By definition (according to Oxford Online) a TRADITION is: 1. the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the…

7 min readDec 22, 2017

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What Is The Dichotomy In ‘Christmas Bagels?’

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Homespun and Hands-On

What You’re Really Killing When You ‘Kill Santa’

It was a warm day in early July, and I was standing in the kitchen when I was startled by a squeaky pubescent voice, “What’s this!” When I…

10 min readDec 19, 2017

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What You’re Really Killing When You ‘Kill Santa’

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Homespun and Hands-On

How To Take It To The Extreme And Enjoy A Stress-Free Holiday

I’ve recently noted a marked increase in the number of social media posts from stressed parents. Pictures of piles of still-to-be-wrapped…

6 min readNov 25, 2017

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How To Take It To The Extreme And Enjoy A Stress-Free Holiday

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Homespun and Hands-On

How To Raise Kids To Be Fearless Of Food — 10 Easy Tips

By the time we are grown-up, most adults have somewhat sophisticated palates when it comes to the foods we like or at least the foods we…

9 min readNov 25, 2017

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How To Raise Kids To Be Fearless Of Food — 10 Easy Tips

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Homespun and Hands-On

How To Help Children Grieve The Loss Of A Pet

Last week, I shared my family’s personal journey through pet ownership and the recent loss of Billy the Goat, which (although through much…

7 min readOct 29, 2017

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How To Help Children Grieve The Loss Of A Pet

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Homespun and Hands-On

There Is No Such Thing As ‘Just A Pet!’

Perhaps you read a recent blog we posted entitled, ‘A Puppy Sounded Like a Ride on the Crazy Train to Me.’ If you didn’t get a chance to…

6 min readOct 20, 2017

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There Is No Such Thing As ‘Just A Pet!’

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Homespun and Hands-On

13 Of The Most Important Virtues That Children Need To Know (Part 2)

If you joined us for our last blog — ’13 of the Most Important Virtues That Children Need to Know (Part 1)’ — welcome back. If you just…

37 min readSep 15, 2017

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13 Of The Most Important Virtues That Children Need To Know (Part 2)

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Homespun and Hands-On

How We Stopped Worrying (About The Analog Clock) And Started To Love Learning

Homespun and Hands-On® was born out of unconditional love for my children and tireless efforts to ensure a well-rounded and meaningful…

4 min readSep 4, 2017

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How We Stopped Worrying (About The Analog Clock) And Started To Love Learning

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Homespun and Hands-On

The Unsung Asset Of American Education Is Rather ‘Uncommon’

When your children grow up and leave the nest, suddenly the silence, not the noise, becomes deafening. You find yourself quietly alone.

4 min readSep 3, 2017

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The Unsung Asset Of American Education Is Rather ‘Uncommon’

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Homespun and Hands-On

Homespun and Hands-On

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