Splendor in the Grass: A Small Miracle That Turned Bored Grandchildren Into Backyard Explorers

I was reminded last week how the smallest moment in nature can transform an uncomfortable situation.  You know the one: bored children at an adult event.  If you can’t send them to another room to watch a show or hand them a tablet to keep them occupied, things can become a little tense. There was a time […]

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The Day We Went Looking for Dragons

My grandson was going through a dragon phase.Dragons in books. Dragons in drawings. Dragon toys everywhere. So one afternoon I suggested something simple: “Let’s go outside and see if we can find one.” He was old enough to be skeptical. He knew dragons didn’t exist.  But what he didn’t know was that I had a secret — one I

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