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This year especially so
September 4, 2014
This September, supporting my family as they finish their thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, feels like my most melancholy late summer.
Friday's Flowers ~ My Summer Melancholy
July 22, 2010
Most of the flowers blooming in my yard this time of year are either purple, yellow or white. I didn't necessarily intend it that way (in years past I've spent time planning my perennial beds) but as certain perennials have died and others have taken over those are the colors ...
It's just that time of year
September 18, 2013
I wouldn't rid my heart of my memories, so I must accept their recollection with the dull ache that sometimes accompanies remembering a time now past.
Mama Music
June 12, 2008
Just bought the new Plumb album Blink yesterday. I spent the evening listening to it and blubbering about how much my babies have grown up. I have never heard an album like this, melancholy mama pop tunes. When is the last time you heard songs about the sleepless nights and ...
Sunday blues
October 18, 2009
I feel melancholy today. It's been a great week of crafting, learning and fall enjoyment and maybe I'm just coming down from that. Yesterday was the bean threshing at the farm and was such a beautiful day. Then we hosted 15 friends last night for church. Maybe I'm just people ...
The October homeschool update (with a wee bit of parenting melancholy, philosophy, and practice), part 1
November 8, 2018
In October, life kicks into a gear that is challenging and stretching. And in that transition I feel ill-equipped as a career "relaxed" homeschooler for this change. But maybe everyone feels that way, homeschooler or not. Maybe we all feel dragged along by the machine.
The October homeschool update (with a wee bit of parenting melancholy, philosophy, and practice), part 2
November 9, 2018
We have become home "schoolers" in every sense of the word. Our lives revolve around our kids' schooling. Life has always revolved around our kid's overall well-being and education, but now it's actual classes and coursework, deadlines and applications. Helping them achieve their goals now and for the future.
August in my back yard
August 26, 2009
A slightly melancholy late summer poem. Words cannot fully express the ache that comes to my heart this time of year. Knowing this season of summer growth and beauty will end while fall's time of change and routine anxiously waits in the wings to begin. Not enough time, the month ...
The October homeschool update (with a wee bit of parenting melancholy, philosophy, and practice), part 3
November 13, 2018
This is where we were going all along. This is where those fall hay wagon rides were headed. This was the destination, one of the station stops along the track of building an interest-led, relationship-focused, self-directed, and often experimental, homeschooled family life.
Peace with Fall
September 7, 2007
I'm making peace with the changing seasons. For lunch yesterday I made farm-grown cream of broccoli & potato soup. The day was coolish and soup just seemed right, not to mention I needed to use up the broccoli. But even broccoli soup couldn't take the sting out of saying goodbye ...
A thoughtful blue day with sunny beach photos
June 21, 2009
I'm kind of blue today, melancholy I guess would be the right word. Yesterday we celebrated Damien's 37th birthday and it was a wonderful day. And today is Father's Day, as you all know, but I don't get to be with my own dad (who lives 12 hours away) and ...
Back from Vacation Blues
June 29, 2010
Sunday night we arrived home from an eight day camping vacation in the Gaspésie region of Quebec, Canada. This is the same area we visited after this past Christmas. Monday was spent as post trips days go: a bit of laundry, a run to the produce stand, some time in ...
The Honest to Goodness truth
March 18, 2008
I wish I had more time to blog during the day so I could write blogs when I'm feeling really crappy - seems more honest than the "everything's pretty ok" blogs that I usually post. And the reason I write that is because I generally blog at night when supper ...
Season of Change
September 3, 2011
It might officially be September but we are still very much living in the moment, in this glorious season of summer. There are days hot enough for swimming at a friend's pool, or cooling off in a wilderness lake after a hot hike. There's blueberries and beaches, the market stalls ...
Mono no aware
October 3, 2015
I experience mono no aware most keenly in September and early October. It's not cherry blossoms that trigger for me this wistfulness and gentle sadness.
The late summer transition to fall
September 14, 2009
a repeat photo from last September It's done. Last Friday afternoon I finished our fall family schedule. It's taken a couple weeks to mull over our learning goals and figure out how to fit in a dance lesson for Brienne, a (free) shared Karate lesson for all three kids and ...
The View Around Here ~ The End of August
August 24, 2012
I am in a mild state of shock, as I'm sure many people are, that summer is nearly to an end. When I was actively gardening and my kids were younger, I used to live summer till the middle of September. According to the calendar, that's how long summer really ...
I'd rather buy (local) food than grow it...
September 4, 2008
From a strictly economic perspective growing your own isn't all it's cracked up to be.
The Beach (Some Kid's Books Too)
September 22, 2011
I know we are days away, perhaps even hours (I don't know fall's official arrival - I'm in denial) from the start of autumn. But I'm not ready to let go of summer. There are berries still to pick, in fact we're headed out this morning as soon as I ...
I Forgot About the Lambs
March 11, 2011
Yesterday was our last winter share farm pick up. There were little lambs to visit. I forgot this was lambing season. A lot of my energy this week has been directed to serving others and supporting our friends through their terrible loss. I am vaguely aware of the season shifting ...
