The Great Green Dinosaur Followed Us to Fleetwood
The moment we decided that we wanted to leave Manhattan came in a cab ride to the dentist, whose office …
Author Archives: mary knapp
Who Knew? Today is National Read-a-Book Day
What We Are Reading Mary—The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction by Meghan Cox …
A Handwritten Note Worth Saving
Today is National Handwriting Day— a day when those of us who ride the bandwagon of cursive writing have an …
Thoughts about Blogging
When I began this blog six years ago, I really didn’t know where I was going with it. I just …
A Great Christmas Gift Idea!
As someone who has received this gift from time to time, I can guarantee you that the recipient will treasure …
A Thanksgiving Prayer
This is the prayer I post every Thanksgiving. I wrote it when grandson #3 was a little boy. We still …
My Aunt Florence—A Young Woman in Wartime
Earlier this week I posted a tribute to our veterans and told the story of our family’s soldier, Daniel Leffel, …
In Honor of Daniel R Leffel and All Who Have Served
Some of you may have read this before. I have posted it several times in honor of my family’s soldier …
Loveliest of Trees
In the springtime, Housman thought it was the cherry. In the fall, I think it is the ginkgo. That time …
One Potato, Two Potato: The Secret Education of Children and My Eight Minutes of Fame
Forty-two years ago this month, our first book: One Potato, Two Potato: The Secret Education of American Children was published by …
