I am currently nursing a 16-month-old with molars coming in. Before he was born, I nursed his older brother until he was two and a half. I know that breastfeeding is not for everyone, and that is totally good. I’m glad everyone has a choice in the matter. For me…

11 Simple Ways to Celebrate Imbolc with Children Imbolc is a Pagan holiday celebrated at the midpoint of Winter. Based on Celtic traditions with origins thousands of years old, Imbolc celebrates the first stirrings of Spring. …

A second 2021 wolf hunt has been planned for November and it could be devastating for Wisconsin’s wolf population. In August, WI DNR’s Natural Resource Board approved a kill quota of 300 wolves for the November hunt against the recommendations of DNR biologists who proposed a more conservative quota of…

A few Fridays ago my partner was putting our 3 year old, G, to bed after a rainstorm. While I was washing dishes I spied a rainbow bending across the cloud-filled sky out our kitchen window. Despite a strong desire for our children to just sleep at the end of…

Despite the mini snow storm this week, I am so ready for spring and to start digging my hands into the dirt of our quarter acre lot. The birds are returning from their vacations down south and the first shoots of spring flowers are appearing in south facing gardens. This…

It’s hard enough keeping up with my rambunctious and hardworking toddler under normal circumstances, this summer I also had advanced pregnancy and the COVID-19 pandemic to contend with. Nevertheless, I was distraught when I realized August was almost over and we hadn’t yet been swimming. One night I did a…