Mud Kitchen Recipes
Lesley Romanoff Lesley Romanoff

Mud Kitchen Recipes

I was good and stuck on the kale idea. Obviously.

“No. I think it’s called arugula? Yes, that’s it. Arugula,” the mud kitchen in the teepee was again open for business, “We have arugula now!”

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Poetry With Children
Lesley Romanoff Lesley Romanoff

Poetry With Children

If Margaret Sutphen could write a poem when she was seven that so many of us now know, then of course these children talking about and learning from her poem can and will write their own!

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Ice On The Creek
Lesley Romanoff Lesley Romanoff

Ice On The Creek

These are the stories passed down that become part of the school's lore and through all of them, we pass the seasons at the creek. The children's plans factor in what nature gives them and surely in Winter, we will ice skate to Dragon Tooth!

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Spaces and Destinations
Lesley Romanoff Lesley Romanoff

Spaces and Destinations

Turn left from the creek path and you will find the door. The children call out, “Lesley use the key!” I pull the fancy, silver key out of my pocket and unlock the door. We duck down and go inside.

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