Jingle Jam
Jingle Jam is a FREE Christmas Eve party event for kids at Crossroads Community Church. We'll be celebrating Christmas together with music, games and prizes. PLUS, you won't want to miss the story of Professor Practice and his life-size robot!
Special Saturday: Historic Crafts at the Howard House
Bring the whole family down for Historic Crafts at the Howard House! Set aside your worries and enjoy a day of making toys and crafts from the 19th century. Set in the Howard, a beautiful Victorian home, families will gather around
Fly Like an Eagle: Exploring Winter Gorge Eagle Migration
Friends of the Columbia Gorge invites you to swoop into the world of bald eagles and their winter migration to the Columbia Gorge. About this Event Winter in the Columbia Gorge might mean hibernation for some species, but for the American bald
How to Fall
“You have to get back on the bike as quickly as possible," I told my daughter. "You can’t stay down.” I wondered if I had been following my own advice.
Dad Days
In a world based on superheroes, step into the role of a lifetime: be the best hang-out dad there is.
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: 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
Elsa’s Juggle: How a Visit to Kenya Changed Me, and My Daughter
“$20? I want $100!” It was my daughter Ajuna’s 7th birthday party. My sister had graciously given her cash, and here my daughter was, in front of our friends and family, requesting more. I was embarrassed, but more than that, I was concerned
What Makes Grandparents Truly Grand
I have many fond memories of running inside my grandparents’ house, and raiding the cupboard for grandma’s homemade spritz cookies before my sister and I started building a fort in the basement. I can hear my grandfather’s laugh and the
The New Domesticity: A Musical Legacy
The nurse stood poised at the side of the hospital bed, ready to administer the pills my grandmother had grown accustomed to taking. As she lifted the spoon, my grandmother hesitated. Music was playing in the background, and just at