I've got an excellent resource to share with you today. Stephanie Scott has written an incredible series of books that teach kids about the world. Called Heart Tours, these books share vital facts about each country in the continent, as well as have fun activities.

It is such a pleasure to share the work of Charlot Meyer, our November Artist of the Month! Charlot is a friend from Minnesota, and impresses us all with her take on 1960’s apron styles made modern. Charlot’s designs have a nostalgic, yet practical appeal.

Sometimes you sip coffee to ingest the caffeine, to wake up and begin another day. Other times you put that cup to your lips and, while gazing beyond the rim (perhaps at a landscape, a person, or simply into miles of Himalayan air), you lick a wound and try to mend. The latter was once the case for me in Nepal.