Art Garden Week I: The Summer Begins
Art Garden Weeks are my favorite time of the year. Storytelling, gardening, cooking, ceramics–groups move from one to the other. There’s so much […]
Showers!
This morning we’ve had a record number of showers: 14! It’s a lot to pack into a short morning at Patchwork, but […]
Celebrations
May Day found us celebrating a school year full of wonderful accomplishments. About 100 children, parents, volunteers, staff, and friends filled Patchwork’s meeting […]
Another School Year Drawing to a Close
There’s been a lot of activity lately in the Arts & Smarts program as we work to finish everything up for the […]
Future Dreams
Lately in the Arts & Smarts program, we’ve been talking a lot about the children’s interests, talents, dreams, and goals. We’ve asked our […]
Future Dreams
Lately in the Arts & Smarts program, we’ve been talking a lot about the children’s interests, talents, dreams, and goals. We’ve asked our […]
Restorers of Streets to Live In
Note: I shared this piece in Patchwork’s newsletter and many have said they enjoyed it, so I thought I’d share it in […]
Sunday Fellowship at Patchwork
Some of you know Patchwork primarily through what we do for the community during the week. However, everything we do during the […]
Arts & Smarts: Learning How to Use the Force
The children in the Arts & Smarts program have been busy with new projects in the new semester. The biggest new project […]
Just Your Average Tuesday Morning at Patchwork
It’s a quiet morning at Patchwork. I happen to be working in the main office. A couple is taking showers. The man […]