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The Fresh Air and Porridge Online Community is a place where readers can share photos, create posts, and connect with others. I created it because I know I’m not the only person who has come across things that bring nourishment, well-being, and meaningful connections to life!

From time to time, I’ll post there too (I won’t hog it, I promise), but mostly, I really look forward to seeing what YOU have to share!

As with any other “public” site online, if you decide to provide any personally identifiable information, either on the Fresh Air and Porridge Community pages or in your comments under my blog posts, please understand that it is visible to and accessible by other visitors. Fresh Air and Porridge is not responsible for any personally identifiable information that you choose to submit.

There are definitely ways to protect your privacy and still participate fully. When you register for the Fresh Air and Porridge Online Community site, you can use a “screen name” (nickname) rather than your real name; you don’t need to provide your last name, and it’s not necessary to reveal where you live. Also, Ning (the web host of the Fresh Air and Porridge Online Community) offers options under the Privacy setting that allow you to control who sees your information.

Please feel free to email me if you have any questions (rebeccaATfreshairandporridgeDOTcom). And thank you for being here!

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Who Are We, Anyway? So who are the Dawsons, and why would you be interested? Well, we are a family of 5 from Massachusetts. We just went on vacation in New Hampshire, so this is pretty much what we look like right now! Our oldest girl is 11 and just about to enter middle school; our son is 9 and going into 4th grade; and our baby girl is 21 months old, going on about five. We do a lot of things that some (including our children) might consider outdated, unconventional, or just plain weird.

Fresh Air and What? When it was time to think of a name for my blog, the phrase “fresh air and porridge” swam up from the recesses of my mind. It comes from the All Creatures Great and Small books by James Herriot - you might remember them from the public television series by the same name - and it captures the essence of what I want to share with you: simple things that help our family thrive.

Begin It Here we are at the foot of my Blogging Mountain, and as I write the first posts and figure out how to show and tell you all that I want to share, this Mary Engelbreit card that I’ve had since high school graduation in 1989 captures the feeling so perfectly.

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