Pecked by Ducks

We’ve been nominated!!
Pecked by Ducks (yep that’s me) has been nominated by the Nickelodeon’s Parent’s Pick Awards as the best local blog for the Raleigh area. <garsh!> <blush>
Woohoo!
wait, let me say that again…
Woohoo!
I am beyond excited! Please vote for Pecked by Ducks. Voting will be open until July 15th and you can vote once a [...]

May 17th was my sister Alia’s 30th birthday. She invited everyone to her farm in Vermont for a huge celebration/work weekend. I flew up to Boston on Thursday after work to join in the fun.
I met my baby sister Maria - she’s 24 now, so maybe I need to stop calling her ‘baby’…
<nah!>
my mom, and [...]

Captain Smarty Pants sent me an article the other day called “Mothers’ talk is key to kids’ social skills, study says” so of course I started worrying and wondering if we provide enough emotional cues for our boys. Then I remembered something.
Last Sunday was Mother’s Day. Captain Smarty Pants had an ultimate frisbee tournament on [...]

I almost killed my entire family yesterday.
I know, that sounds crazy, and not something one should make a joke about, so let me be more specific. I drove my husband and sons within hundreds of feet of a tornado yesterday.
Seriously.
We missed it literally by 1 to 3 minutes and I could see the swirling clouds [...]

Wow!! I’m blushing! Karen’s Kitsch has again been featured. This time on the Amazing Carolina Etsians Team blog (or ACE Team).
Thanks guys!
Especially thank you to Beth from UberArt who did the interview and to April from April’s Originals who nominated me. I am beyond pleased to be a part of your community!

Art Earrings, featuring French [...]