Today was so brilliant! It was decidedly sunny and that sun felt so good. The kids and I spent nearly all day outside. We started out there this morning with songs and times tables, and after a quick trip inside to do some writing, we happily returned out of doors for picnics and stories and [...]
Archive for the ‘changes’ Category
Looking for spring
Posted in changes, children, family, farm, farming, nature, spring, tagged family, farming, homeschooling, nature study, spring on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The first seeds are sown!
Posted in changes, cycles, farm, farming, nature, spring, winter, tagged farming, nature, seasons, spring, winter on February 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Somewhere deep inside of us all, the cycles of the seasons live. I know for our own little family, living here on the farm has awakened our own awareness of this quite a bit. But I believe that for all of us, our bodies and minds and our actions and energies participate in the cycle [...]
Stumbling into Fall
Posted in challenges, changes, children, cycles, fall, family, farm, gratitude, Halloween, home, tagged autumn, family, home, homeschooling, rhythym, seasons on October 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I actually shudder to admit that this great slowing down time on the farm, the wonderful quieting of that raucous din that is summer around here, is proving to be neither quiet or slow after all. September came, and suddenly I am so busy with homeschooling and activities for the kids and trying to squeeze [...]
The sleepy sun
Posted in changes, children, fall, family, farm, farming, home, weather, tagged family, farming, home, mother, rhythym, seasons on September 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
This morning the farmer gently nudged me awake at 6:00 but getting out of bed was the last thing I wanted to do–it was so darn dark out still! The days are getting shorter by the minute. A relief in many ways. Last night I had help with the dishes while I managed the bedtimes [...]
The shift
Posted in changes, children, cycles, fall, family, farm, farming, home, summer, weather, tagged autumn, family, farming, home, homeschooling, planting, seasons, summer on September 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
After a really lovely few weeks of hot weather came along to wrap up August and summer it seems, this week brought with it a definite chill to the air, the seeds of autumn flying in on the breeze, ready to fully bloom sooner than later by the feel of things. Are [...]
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