Some of you, dear readers, know that I started my blogging life at Manners for Modern Mothers, focusing on manners, motherhood, and the modern world. Here, at Bottle Branch, my goal is to celebrate the creative and handmade life, in a well rounded, slow blogger kind of way.

Yet, it seems, I still have something to say about motherhood. So, last week, I wrote this review ( on ivillage parenting) of the book Masterminds and Wingmen, by Rosalind Wiseman. Parenting is a moving target and sometimes, a good book can help a mother focus her parenting efforts so she can get back to the business of making things.

* book cover image from the author Rosalind Wiseman’s website.