School of the Incarnation
Reading my new book, Olly Explores… Great news this week–I visited the School of the Incarnation in Gambrills, Maryland to help them celebrate Maryland Day! I read to students from my new book, Olly...
View ArticleAfter School Smoothies
Healthy and delicious smoothies. When my kids get home from school, they are hungry and thirsty. I would like them to eat healthy, nutritious snacks, but apple slices and carrot sticks are a hard sell...
View ArticleLighthouse Craft
Cape Henry Lighthouses Make these fun lighthouses out of bottle caps and paper towel tubes. These lighthouses are modeled after the Cape Henry Lighthouses in Virginia which are featured in my...
View ArticleNature Photo Activity
Yellow blooms Make these nature inspired photo frames from recycled materials. My favorite season is the Spring. I love all the new life and new blooms on the trees, and every year I take lots of...
View ArticleBlogger Awards
Blog award I was recently honored to be nominated for two blogger awards. Yay! Both of these awards were formed by Bloggers, for Bloggers. To receive them, you must be a blogger who is nominated by...
View ArticleBook Giveaway!
Enter to win a copy! Just in time for summer break! I’m giving away two copies of my new book, Olly Explores 7 Wonders of the Chesapeake Bay, a great summertime book for kids. This is the third book in...
View ArticleMay News
Thank you cards May has been a busy month with the school year coming to a close, a beautiful Spring and fun things happening around my blog and my books. What more could a mom/blogger/author ask for!...
View ArticleBeach Scented Air Fresheners
Scents of summer June has finally arrived and with it all of its summertime scents. There’s the delicious aroma coming from barbeques and cookouts, and the familiar smells of fresh cut grass, chlorine...
View ArticleBaltimore Book Festival
Baltimore Book Festival I had so much fun at the Baltimore Book Festival this weekend with fellow authors Barbara Beck and Carol Saucier. It was doubly enjoyable sharing the experience with my daughter...
View ArticlePatuxent River Appreciation Days
Kelli Nash and I with our new book. We had a beautiful day for Patuxent River Appreciation Days this year at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons, Maryland. It was so much fun spending the day with...
View ArticleSt. Margaret’s Day School
Busy making Great Blue Herons I visited the preschoolers at St. Margaret’s Day School in Annapolis, Maryland on Monday and Wednesday. Special thanks to Tricia Hallberg McVeigh for coordinating! I read...
View ArticleEastport Elementary School
My own Skipjack! I recently visited students at Eastport Elementary School in Annapolis, Maryland for their “Reading Under the Stars“ night. Special thanks to Kristin Blundell for making it a great...
View ArticleCalvert Marine Museum
Learning about Olly! I had so much fun visiting the Calvert Marine Museum last week for their Little Minnows program! After listening to a reading of Olly the Oyster Cleans the Bay, students made stick...
View ArticleSchool of the Incarnation
Reading to students I visited the School of the Incarnation in Gambrills, Maryland recently to help them celebrate Maryland Day! Students made their own oysters out of coffee filters, complete with...
View ArticleMaryland Skipjack Craft
Make a skipjack! Make these fun skipjacks out of paper towel tubes and recycled paper. According to the Maryland Sea Grant, skipjacks were made by oystermen over 100 years ago specifically to dredge...
View ArticleAuthor’s Workshop
Will you be in the Annapolis area on May 14th? Join me for a rapid-fire workshop on creating your Social Media Plan. Date/Time Date – 05/14/2016 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Location Annapolis Regional Library...
View ArticleWorkshop at the Annapolis Regional Library
Discussing strategies for social media The author workshop for Creating a Social Media Plan at the Annapolis Regional Library was a big success! As a group we discussed how to develop your brand as a...
View ArticleWonderful Spring
It has been a wonderful spring! Family activities have kept me very busy–maybe too busy! Between soccer practice, shopping for the school dance, volunteer work in the classroom and dealing with pollen...
View ArticleHappy National Bird Day!
Celebrate National Bird Day with Mallory the Forgetful Duck, an educational story about five mama birds and their nests, including a Great Blue Heron, an Osprey, an Oystercatcher, a Canada Goose and a...
View ArticleHappy Read Across America Day!
Celebrate Read Across America Day by reading to children at home or in your community. This is a great day for sharing the love and joy of reading.
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