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Mona's Blog

the gift of motherhood

the gift of motherhood

My grandma was (and remains) one of my favorite women. She wasn't an easy lady, but she was quite an amazing one. She had pockets of sweetness, tru...
orgone pyramids, prisms & cones

orgone pyramids, prisms & cones

Dan has been making these little honeys for me. Has anyone ever heard of this? These orgone pyramids? Sometimes also made in the shape of a cone or...
make up a moment

make up a moment

These kids of mine, the children of The Winter House, you can't imagine how funny they are to me. I just have to share...Last night, Mags and I wer...
the workshop

the workshop

I wish there was a way to explain the absolutely joy I find in watching this dream come to life. You'd think I'd have words readily available for t...
crazy as me

crazy as me

Truth be told, I frequently have ideas that exist in a perfect state in my mind, but that I am afraid to share outloud, for fear of revealing the g...
ma cosmetics

ma cosmetics

Maggie and I talk a lot about making what you love. When she first started her company as Muddroom Soapworks, she would ask "Mom? What do you think...
BE well

BE well

Last night, I was speaking to someone about The Winter House.  Over the course of the conversation we found ourselves wondering one thing:  If give...
between you everything

between you everything

When I was a little girl--and I wish Maggie and Will were here to hear this story. Maggie because she loves the magical world of the me-before-her....
the profoundness of morning

the profoundness of morning

Maggie and I were– gosh I can’t remember where we were. In the car? No. At dinner? No. In my room? Yes. Yes, that was it. We had just had a little ...
an uncommon gift

an uncommon gift

  At night I would lie in bed and watch the show, how bees squeezed through the cracks of my bedroom wall and flew circles around the room, making ...
speak now

speak now

Our keyword for the school year this year is hope. Not hope as a wish. But hope as a foundation. A belief. A dedication to the knowledge that what ...
joyful noise

joyful noise

I'm not really sure how to start this story. Stories usually just germinate and begin in my mind. From the beginning...aaaaand GO! But the mind of ...