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Signatures tucked away and hidden under freshly painted and repaired baseboards. A carefully engineered rain drainage system buried under 10 tons of specially-selected and shipped sand in the sandpit. Gentle and informed support during difficult times. We leave our marks, we shape and care deeply for the environment, we take care of each other.

This is the time of year for many transitions. The speed of life shifts from summer’s easy rhythms into fall’s busier routines. The flexibility of summer time becomes constrained by the schedule of the school year. Emory Luce Baldwin shares ideas for helping your child and yourself transition smoothly

Go outside and play—on the street or sidewalks, in empty lots, backyards, front yards. A child could join a roving crowd of other children, younger and older, and only come inside when the streetlights came on. Even then, there are a whole host of games and activities designed specifically FOR streetlights and the lightning bug glow adventures…

A recent post courtesy of the Freer and Sackler Galleries alerts us to a lovely gem—the blog, Porcelains and Peacocks. A freezing wind sweeps the branches outside, the sun barely melting the remaining gray-tinged heaps of snow left from the last snowstorm. The latest entry from Kendra Boutell warms and inspires. She presents a stunning [...]

Guest writer, Emory Luce Baldwin, a certified parent educator and marriage and family therapist in the Washington, DC area, discusses how our recollections may influence our views of the winter holidays.