Archive for the ‘Notes from Danielle’ Category

		A Note from Danielle for May ’14 Dear Friends, When I was really little (like, Kindergarten), we danced around a maypole at school and wore little wreaths of flowers in our hair, so I came to associate May Day and the month of May as something happy and festive. In France, it’s still a major holiday, actually French Labor Day, the holiday […] Read more
		A Note from Danielle for April ’14 Dear Friends, April Fool’s has always been a big deal in my big family, so the month always begins in a challenging way for us. My children have outdone each other tricking me, and scaring the daylights out of me, for many years—”Hi, Mom, I’m in jail”…”I’m pregnant”…”I got kicked out of school”. It would […] Read more
		A Note from Danielle for March ’14 Dear Friends, There are some nice dates in March. Mardi Gras can be exciting, and fabulous in various parts of the world: New Orleans, Venice, and Brazil. And St. Patrick’s Day for anyone with Irish ancestry. I can never justify celebrating St. Patrick’s Day since no one in my family is Irish, but it seems […] Read more
		A Note from Danielle for February ’14 Dear Friends, There are all sorts of holidays in February: Groundhog Day, which is supposed to be some kind of prelude to spring, I think; Presidents’ Day, which gives us a long weekend; and of course—Valentine’s Day, which is one of those dicey days like New Year’s Eve. It’s either fabulous and thrilling, or disappointing […] Read more
		A Note from Danielle for January ’14 Dear Friends, January is such a great month to tuck oneself in (assuming you live in cold weather, and lucky you if not!) and recover from the holidays. Holidays can be exhausting and stressful, with or without family, and for me, everything winds down in January. Last year, I tripped over a suitcase on Christmas […] Read more
		A Note from Danielle for December ’13 Dear Friends, December always feels like the reward for the rest of the year. And despite the challenges, I love the holidays. My kids come home, we put up a tree, we bake brownies for friends, and have an old-fashioned traditional Christmas. Any holiday can be difficult, and often underlines what we don’t have as […] Read more
		A Note from Danielle for November ’13 Dear Friends, This month, we all start gearing up for the holidays—and I’m one of those people who start holiday shopping early! My family enjoys Thanksgiving and always tries to include friends at our table. The holidays are hard for lots of people, and not everyone has family to be with—it seems an important holiday […] Read more
		A Note from Danielle for October ’13 Dear Friends, October is a big month for our holiday-addicted family. Even as young adults now, my kids still love Halloween, and we had a ball with it when they were little. They used to plan their costumes for months, and some of them still do! This month is a triple-header for me, with three […] Read more
		A Note from Danielle for September ’13 Dear friends, Wow! September is one of the busiest months of the year for me. I always try to take some time off in summer, and then I go back to writing in September and continue through all the winter months. In September everyone is busy, with kids going back to school and jobs gearing […] Read more
		A Note from Danielle for August ’13 Dear Friends, August always feels like our last shot at summer. A last chance for vacation time before the fall begins. The last of the warm days before it starts to cool down. Our last lazy moments, for both parents and kids. It’s a chance to do the things we haven’t gotten around to all […] Read more