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Smiling Tree Kids’ YOGA in Sebastopol

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Gail

I’m pretty excited to say I’ll be offering two kids’ Yoga classes at the Sebastopol Community Center begining in January 2012.  This should be fun.  The classes will be on Mondays 2:30-3:15 for 4-6 year olds and 3:30 – 4:30 … Continue reading →

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Kids’ Yoga @ Solstice

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Gail

From yoga solstice Aug   I’m starting a new round of kids’ yoga.  Right now I’m at The Healdsburg School.  Next week I’ll start my privates and the preschool class at Beth Ami.  Hopefully I’ll be adding another kids’ class at Solstice … Continue reading →

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Fun with Tree Pose at Santa Rosa’s Handcar Regatta

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Gail

From regatta 2011 I had fun at the Handcar Regatta last Sunday.  This is the third year I’ve helped out at the Sono-ma family support tent.  Holly (Sono-ma) does a great job providing support to families with young children.  At … Continue reading →

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Kids’ Yoga @ Solstice Studio, Santa Rosa

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Gail

From kids yoga Solstice What a sweet class we had today.  I’m loving the studio.  As I’ve mentioned before I’ve been teaching yoga to kids all over town , in class rooms and conference rooms and libraries and while fun, … Continue reading →

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Another Day in Paradise

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Gail

From mosaic parachute This week the weather’s  been perfect.  A little overcast in the morning just cool enough for me to serve tea to the moms then clearing by 10:30am so we can have beautiful sunshine through our colorful parachute.  … Continue reading →

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What I do When the Kids are Gone–What Empty Nest!

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Gail

When the campers and their grown ups are gone I’ve got plenty to do.  There’s all the clean up; clean towels, bathrooms, art supplies to organize and replenish, new projects to dream up and prep, blankets to fold and put … Continue reading →

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A New Baby in the Neigh….borhood…King Snake update

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Gail

We’ve got a new baby next door.  I don’t know it’s name yet but it’s really small compared to it’s mom and really BIG compared to my Smiling Tree campers.  The horse who lives next door and has been in … Continue reading →

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Sewing Circle at Smiling Tree Camp

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Gail

From sewing circle One of our activities this month at camp will be an ongoing sewing circle.  I have a selection of cotton fabric rectangles for the children to choose from.  Our first project is a garden flag.  To get … Continue reading →

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Baking Pretzels at Camp

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Gail

From cheese pretzels The last day of each session of camp we cook.  I have a great cook book with recipes designed for kids to make a small portion snack.  We made cheese pretzels last week.  The kids scooped and … Continue reading →

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Popsicles and Marigolds

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Gail

From popcicles marigolds We’ve had a couple really hot days at camp.  So hot that I brought out popsicles for everyone and hooked up the mister to cool things down…..still too hot!   It was so hot I could hardly get … Continue reading →

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King Snake in the Grass

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Gail

Zinnie told me she saw a snake….hmmmmm Yes, really, I asked was it this big? (gesturing a few inches) , no, was it this big? (one foot), no, this big? (arms stretched  2-3feet) YES!!!  what did it look like?  “A … Continue reading →

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Kids’ Yoga All Over Santa Rosa

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Gail

From kids yoga I’ve been teaching yoga everywhere it seems.  I taught a pre-teen group recently at the RinconValley Library as part of their summer program emphasising healthy life style.  I was at the Harmony Festival, and at Whole Foods.  … Continue reading →

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The Strawberry Patch

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Gail

From Collages The kids love picking strawberries at camp.  A lot of the kids make a bee line straight to the strawberry patch as soon as they arrive.  As you can see by the sign the kids are free to … Continue reading →

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Fathers’ Day Portraits

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Gail

From st 611 fathers day pics I took some sweet portraits of the kids at camp with the idea that they would be part of a gift for Fathers’ Day.  Because of the strange late rain I wasn’t able to … Continue reading →

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Picking and Shelling Fava Beans

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Gail

From st fava beans The kids had fun picking and shelling the last of the fava beans. The giant pods have a velvety lining.   I blanched the beans then sauteed them in olive oil and garlic.  Fava beans are extremely easy to … Continue reading →

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Kids’ Yoga at the Harmony Festival

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Gail

From yoga HarmonyWholefoods We had fun practicing yoga at the Wholefoods booth at the Harmony Festival.   

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Wild Life at Camp

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Gail

The kids had so much fun finding frogs and caterpillars at camp.  There seemed to be an abundance of frogs so I had to remind the kids to use gentle hands and be sure to put the critters back in … Continue reading →

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Does Anyone Still Iron?

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Gail

  Here are the photos of my “beautiful” napkins…..yes, I am a freak! Ironing Napkins I grew up ironing; everybody ironed or had someone iron for you (15cents a piece if I remember correctly).  I did not like ironing!  Somewhere … Continue reading →

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Magic Fruit and Veggie “Cupcakes” (muffins)

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Gail

From magic muffins Generic Viagra generic viagra tab This recipe was sent to me via foodnetwork.com.  I’ve made it several times now and it gets the kid and husband stamp of approval. These little muffins are called cupcakes, MagicFruit & Veggie Cupcakes  … Continue reading →

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Made by Joel / Made by Gail

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Gail

 We live in “wine country” so visiting guests often leave wine box carriers at our home.  When I saw the doll house that Joel from madebyjoel.blog created I just had to try it and how cute is this!!!…(not a question!)  … Continue reading →

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