Seeking Beauty in the Muck
September/October 2008 Magazine Issue | Posted by Elizabeth Foss in Features on Friday, August 15, 2008
By Elizabeth Foss
By Scott Russell Sanders
Illustrated by Robert Hynes
(National Geographic Children’s Books)
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When my three oldest boys were little, we lived in a townhouse with a postage-stamp-sized yard.
But this little house was set on the edge of Pohick Valley Stream Park, acres and acres of wooded parkland with a meandering creek running down the middle... READ MORE
The Heat is On!
July/August 2008 Magazine Issue | Posted by Elizabeth Foss in What's Cooking on Thursday, July 10, 2008
By Elizabeth Foss
It’s summertime and the living is easy — at least theoretically.
Most summer weekends find my family on a soccer field, and as surely as the referee is going to blow the final whistle, we are going to invite someone from the sidelines to come for dinner. The day will be hot, the sun will fade, and we will share good food with good friends. The children will play soccer in the back... READ MORE
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