Photo: Young Branches on Ottawa River, May 17, 2013
Beading: Blessingway bead – Fire Opal Goddess
Photo: Trees over Ottawa river, March 30, 2013
Beading: Blessingway bead – Faery Garden Goddess
Beading: Blessingway bead – Emerald Tree of Life
Beading: Blessingway bead – Young Leaf Tree of Life
Beading: Blessingway bead – Earth Goddess
Beading: Blessingway bead – Blooms and Tree of Life
Beading: Blessingway bead – Blooming Birth Goddess
Beading: Blessingway beads
Book: Connected Parenting, by Jennifer Kolari
Title: Connected Parenting: How to Raise a GREAT Kid
Author: Jennifer Kolari
Source: Veddma library
ISBN: 978-0-14-316877-5
Available online
Notes: The author stresses that empathy is the key to raising a child.
The formula to correct a child’s behaviour is:
1) Mirror to show you understand the child’s feelings.
2) Present a disciplinary problem and explain why the behaviour is unacceptable.
3) Find a solution by either suggesting …
Puzzle: St. Basil’s Cathedral in 3D
Size: 173 pieces
Dimensions: 42 cm x 35 cm x 60 cm
Producer: CubicFun, 3D Puzzle series MC, #MC093h, complexity 6/7
Original packaging: http://www.cubicfun.com/index.php?m=Products&a=show&id=59&bid=1
Puzzle: Every 3D puzzle I have done until now has been somewhat of a disappointment: from poor assembly instructions to flimsy construction, to pieces that do not cleanly separate and fit together poorly, to a disappointing result, – I have pretty much given up on 3D puzzles. This one I …
