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So, you wanna' homeschool...

January 18, 2010

It must be that time of year. Homeschooling is in the air. I notice this especially during our weekly library visit. I can't manage to visit the library these days without fielding requests from complete strangers. The conversations go something like this. Mom - with a couple kids in tow: ...

Pottery ~ take two

January 14, 2010

Last spring the kids and I took a pottery workshop/lesson at a local studio. The photos I took that day resulted in a request from the potter herself for a photo shoot of her pieces, to be featured on her own website. Taking pictures of beautiful pottery is a creatively ...

Getting rid of the TV once and for all ~ Creating a pretty bedroom

January 13, 2010

We've had an on again, off again relationship with TV throughout our family life. For the first 5 years or so (Celine was born 2.5 years after our wedding) we didn't have a TV. Somehow (I honestly don't remember the details) we came in possession of one when the kids ...

Grandma's quilt

January 11, 2010

Four years ago today my maternal grandmother died. Memories of her sneak up on me all the time. In summer I think of her when I'm in my garden; recalling her own green thumb, her fondness for flowers and all the food she grew and prepared for her family over ...

Technology - who needs it? I'd rather be in the woods

January 11, 2010

I'm choosing to end this day on a good note, remembering our afternoon in the winter woods. Technology can sure be frustrating some days. I'm spoiled because I'm married to a technical wizard so my standards are kind of high, but sometimes even he can't fix my problem. Tonight's problem ...

Our Winter Schedule

January 8, 2010

I lied. I do have a couple New Year's goals, it just took me a few days of being home from our travels to process them. Apologies to everyone who commented, e-mailed and even posted about identifying with my lack of resolve. I assure you, I'm still mostly resolution-less. I ...