Do check out my post for the site WorkLivePlayCafe about the best tech offerings at the upcoming One of a Kind Christmas Show & Sale. I love everything about this artisan show and will highlight some more crafty and kid-friendly items in the next few days. But if you’re already itching to know what willContinue reading “Geek Chic”
Author Archives: Heather Camlot
Not-For-Parents Travel Series
Back in August, I was over-consumed with planning a trip to San Francisco for my family. I had traveled to San Fran a few times before, but never with kids. I went online and searched for anything and everything kid-friendly: hotels, attractions, restaurants, etc. I read reviews, compared Top 10 lists, checked what parents hadContinue reading “Not-For-Parents Travel Series”
Re-creating crayons
Kids love their crayons — until they break. As a parent, I pick up those broken pieces and place them back in the box or bag with the unbroken pieces waiting for that day my children realize those bits are just as good as before they split in two. It will never happen unless they’reContinue reading “Re-creating crayons”
DIY Delight
I just received a copy of DIY Furniture: A step-by-step guide by Christopher Stuart from Raincoast Books. I remain in awe of people who see potential and beauty in the oddest things, like black plastic water pipe (newspaper table), rubber doormats (poltrona armchair) and styrofoam (sedia e sgabello chair). While all the projects are worthContinue reading “DIY Delight”
Packaging Your Imagination
Like many journalists, I dream of writing fiction. I have notebooks filled with ideas, dialogue and even entire stories waiting to be turned into something for public consumption. I have an almost finished police drama that I have been “editing” for a decade and a completed children’s book that came to me after an incidentContinue reading “Packaging Your Imagination”
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