Have you ever noticed when someone’s really happy…how often they use other words for happy instead of happy? I realize the word, happy, is a bit old-fashioned. But I think it still works very well. And it’s being used by … Read the rest
Open your head…I’d like to share a quick story about love and rhythm. My lifelong love affair with words and music is no secret. I traveled America for quite a few years as a professional musician. Despite any hardships, pitfalls, … Read the rest
Peanut butter and honey is better than peanut butter and jelly! There. I said it…I meant it…and I know it’s true. Because I said so, that’s why. I’m just kidding…sort of. I happen to love honey on a sandwich instead … Read the rest
I can still see the rich, plump black berries and blooms next to farmers’ fences in the hot, dry summers in Kansas. I remember picking the berries and hearing the first ones clunk when I dropped ’em into the metal … Read the rest
When I was a little kid, I loved it when my mom or grandmother or basically any adult would read me a story. I had a vivid, colorful imagination (some things never change), and I could create whole movies inside … Read the rest
OK…whatever you’re doing right now (including reading my writing) take a few seconds and put a great big smile on your face. I don’t care if it feels weird. Just do it. C’mon, let’s see that great…big…smile. Ahh…there it is. … Read the rest
If you’ve ever wondered how to write poems for kids, then I have some serious, sage advice…don’t be so serious and sage. Through all my years as a children’s writer, singer songwriter, and even illustrator I’ve observed kids and their … Read the rest
So, once there was a lily pad that no frog ever used. You wouldn’t think a lily pad would get its feelings bruised, But sure enough this lily pad cried to itself each night… And each day did its very … Read the rest
We’re really having an unusual stretch of rainy weather here in Colorado. Typically we don’t have so much rainfall in so many consecutive days. We’re sort of spoiled on 300 or more days of sunshine a year. So, the poet … Read the rest
If you’ve ever watched any of those old Three Stooges movies, you’ve probably heard Moe call Larry and Curly “lame brain” more than once. Of course, that was the pot calling the kettle black. Moe was every bit as much … Read the rest
I heard this expression today: “reading is so delicious“. And being a lover of words and the word pictures they can stir up…well I just had to bake some of my thoughts about it. It’s only natural…and delicious. 🙂 When … Read the rest
There are lots of things to do with kids in Denver. And I’ll bet even a lot of parents in Denver don’t realize how many fun things there are right here in their home town. So, imagine how kids in … Read the rest
