Julianna Lawson
Julianna Lawson and her husband, Jamie, make their home in Vancouver with their four children, ages 14 to 22.
The New Domesticity: Old Enough to Fly
A poetic farewell for "The New Domesticity."
The New Domesticity: What’s In a Name?
There’s a sweet sense of ownership and pride that comes into a child’s life when he or she names something.
The New Domesticity: Honoring the End
All endings are worth acknowledging, and it can be helpful to guide our children in doing so.
The New Domesticity: Tending with Actions and Words
Tending with our words and actions begins in the home, but translates far beyond.
The New Domesticity: Good Medicine
Sometimes, in the face of uncertainty, all you can do is laugh. And it turns out, laughter really is great medicine.
The New Domesticity: The Message of the Daffodils
Although we don’t know what tomorrow holds for us, we do have the opportunity to plant beauty today.
The New Domesticity: Singing Our Way Through the Day
Engage children through song to improve memory, unify, encourage silliness, instruct and calm.
The New Domesticity: “It’s for My Collection!”
Aside from being a fun and hands-on hobby, building collections has multiple benefits for kids and adults alike.
The New Domesticity: For Want of a Nail
Earlier this winter, I finally decided to roll up my sleeves and embrace the wisdom of tidying expert Marie Kondo, who reminds her clients that “the goal of tidying is to make room for meaningful objects, people and experiences.” We create space for
The New Domesticity: Old-Fashioned Copywork
“I can’t invent, I can only copy,” thus confessed one of the most delightfully successful creatives in all of children’s literature, Beatrix Potter. Yet who among us would have the audacity to turn the pages of “Peter Rabbit” and sniff, “What’s so original about