I had saved this photo of the farmer for a Valentine’s Day post, snapped about a month ago on some winter’s day when he was on one of his many piano playing breaks from farm work and the sun was shining through our kitchen window just as to illuminate briefly the beauty ever present in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘family’
My Valentine(s): about a week late
Posted in children, family, gratitude, home, tagged family, gratitude, home, love, mother, valentine's day on February 20, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Always learning
Posted in children, family, home, tagged family, homeschooling, mother, unschooling on February 8, 2012 | 2 Comments »
A few weeks ago, I was asked by a friend with younger children and plans of homeschooling them how I went about our days and how I was able to homeschool the bigger kids with a little one in tow. As we spoke, I was reminded of those early years of parenting–reading everything I could [...]
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 »
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 [...]
Take off
Posted in children, cycles, family, home, tagged family, home, mother, rhythym, seasons on February 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Really quick, before we slip into February and the year is officially on its way, let’s pretend that all year we will be as poised and ready for flight as we are in the freshness of January. I have had this list floating around in my head for the past month or so, taking shape, [...]
January through the lens
Posted in children, cycles, farm, farming, home, winter, tagged family, farming, home, seasons, winter on January 28, 2012 | 2 Comments »
A small look at what our month has been full of: yo-yo’s keeping warm with new Christmas hats from Grandma sunny (and wet) winter harvests and yummy winter meals rain and rain and floods wet explorations, loads of splashing, and oh so much puddle jumping baby goat joy and tragedy and many hours of learning, [...]
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