Moms Meet World

An episode featuring two special guests: happiness! And daughter Rachel:D.

This fun episode is a chat with Tessa Blackham, the illustrator for the books From a Small Seed, about the life of Elizabeth Hamilton, wife of Alexander Hamilton, and Monday is Wash Day. The illustrations for these books are delightful! We learn more about how Tessa chose to become an illustrator, about the creative process involved in her work, I learn the word "gouache" and we chat about some favorite children's books :D.

In which we chat with the delightful Joni Hilton, the world's Youtube mom!

In which we discuss nearly 40 years of marriage and eight children-whew!

In which we hear daughters and mom chat about that "tingly" Christmas feeling and how we can bring more of it home. #withspecialfakeguestCaroltheChristmascrooner :D

In which we are joined by Laura Bush;) in being thankful for hard things.

In which three friends (myself, and friends Theresa and Mary Pat) enjoy a front porch herbal tea party whilst discussing the value of deep female friendships. The joy! The joshing! The temptation to be jealous! We laugh a lot, we cry a little, we enjoy some delicious snacks (see one of them below). You don't want to miss this one!

Easy snack to savor with your "sistas": spread Costco's cream cheese and cranberry/jalapeno dip on thinly sliced white bread, lightly toasted and cut into thirds. Even better-serve this on Pepperidge Farms "Harvest Wheat" crackers. Top with very thinly sliced cucumbers. Yum!

In which we discuss the passage of loved ones into the next life, gain the perspective of one who deeply knows the topic,  and we listen to a short eulogy about an excellent "soul model".

This is the episode to learn about how this podcast got started. It's also a tribute to some wonderful mothers, both fictional and non-fictional. And it's a  tribute to one very special mom.

In which two of the daughters and their mom chat about questions like: "What factors help great sibling friendships work?", "What advice would you offer to those seeking closer family friendships?" and "How did a handful of people in Europe find our baby podcast?" Bonjour!:D