Have you had the sheer delight lately of smiling at James Christensen’s characters?  Do not deprive yourself much longer because it is completely free joy-in-a-bottle!  You can search on his name and come up with links for his prints, books about his art, porcelain figures that come alive from the one dimensional prints–you’ll even find [...]

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Don’t children love their own secret hiding places–behind a sofa, under a table, a blanket making a tent… Make a special hide-away place for little ones you love.   Gather together a few things:

a net canopy (sold with bedroom sheets in department stores)
a green fluffy  blanket
lots of silk flowers in pretty colors
strong glue that dries [...]

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There is a  widely believed, but harmfully false idea circulating that only little ones need to play, or are allowed to play.  We devotees of rich and full lives know the truth and once in a while take the time to address this mistaken belief.  But more often we are shamelessly chasing this birth-right!  
Linger here and [...]

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