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An actual wish come true

Highlights and family-friendly recs from our mid-winter trip to Jackson Hole, WY.

Mar 6 • April Wong

Throwing a 5th birthday celebration

I can't believe my baby is five!

Aug 27, 2025 • April Wong

Alaska through the five senses

Adventuring to the last frontier to see grizzlies fish for salmon, picking wild berries and treasures discovered on the shoreline.

Aug 15, 2025 • April Wong

Beach days and birthday crowns

Our first beach day of the summer and felting Zuma's 5th birthday crown.

Jul 21, 2025 • April Wong

An ode to the library

Throwing clay for the first time and rekindling my love for public libraries.

Jul 15, 2025 • April Wong

Recent posts

Happiness only real when shared

An influx of monarch caterpillars and creating happiness out of a cardboard box.

Jul 7, 2025 • April Wong

Red wine summer

Spying caterpillars and ducklings, making sun prints and the best way to drink your red wine this summer.

Jun 30, 2025 • April Wong

Strawberry fields forever

The magic of Weiser melons, making the prettiest play dough ever, a surprise visitor on Solstice and going strawberry picking!

Jun 23, 2025 • April Wong

Sing your way home

It seems trivial to be sharing what I baked and crafted last week, but there is much solace to be found in these things during turbulent times.

Jun 17, 2025 • April Wong

I am a child of undocumented immigrants

In light of the tragic events taking place in Los Angeles and other cities of the U.S., I wanted to share my experience of forced family separation when…

Jun 11, 2025 • April Wong

Visiting the ball park, making nectarine preserves and my go-to pancake recipe!

Jun 8, 2025 • April Wong

Pie is better when shared

Hosting a potluck, sharing my 'summer list' and my go-to vegan pie crust recipe.

Jun 1, 2025 • April Wong

Tasting the rainbow

My vibrant farmers market haul, trying the Peacotum - a peach, apricot, plum hybrid, and making the best chocolate gelato ever.

May 25, 2025 • April Wong

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