Let me tell you, it is just as fun the fourth time around as the first, second, and third. Each time, it has been equally exciting and amazing. Those first milky smiles and baby coos, the learning to crawl and then those first stumble-y steps…breathtaking. Right now, we are discovering books. We read from 2-3 [...]
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Each time
Posted in children, cycles, family, farming, home, local food, seasonal eating, weather, tagged family, farming, mother, nature, rhythym, seasons on March 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Happy (Chinese) New Year!
Posted in family, farm, farming, health, home, tagged family, home, mother, rhythym, seasons on January 24, 2012 | 2 Comments »
This year I think I’ll throw my lot in with the Chinese calender and call this the start of a (great) new year. I am a dragon child after all; according to the eastern skies this will, indeed, be a year meant for me. There was a part of me itching to go right after [...]
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