L is for Learning
500 words on… Learning My daughter, not quite 8, is learning to read. That perhaps doesn’t seem strange, although some might say that she’s on the older side for this, and is she getting remedial...
View ArticleP is for Playfulness
500 Words On….Playfulness. Flying play on a giant jumping pillow, fall 2011. This morning Annalise came to us, playing a game of “Filly Needs to Cross the Raging Rivers to Get to Her Mommy!” All of...
View ArticleU is for Unschooling
500 Words on… Unschooling. Yes, unschoolers have friends - of many ages! You may or may not have heard of it. If you have, but only through mainstream news reporting, it is very likely you have a...
View ArticleYour Soapbox Awaits Presents: Elizabeth Anne Mitchell!
My response to Shan’s Unschooling post in the A-Z challenge during April was visceral, wistful and yet shot through with recognition. When my youngest son was a year old, and my elder son almost 2 1/2,...
View ArticleUnschooling – Thankvember Second
Curious? Click here! Unschooling -Thankvember Second It would be impossible to overstate the depth of my gratitude for unschooling, and the huge shifts it has engendered in my family – and in myself....
View ArticleJoy – Thankvember Eighteenth
Curious?Click here! Joy – Thankvember Eighteenth For a good deal of my adult life, I didn’t give joy much thought at all. My parents and teachers had made it abundantly clear, after all, that being an...
View ArticleSunday Sampler for June 9, 2013
Welcome to Sunday Sampler: Assorted lovelies for your reading and viewing pleasure….offered up on a pretty blog platter! I love learning and stretching my perspective; I love sharing what I find with...
View ArticleSunday Sampler for June 16, 2003
Assorted lovelies for your reading and viewing pleasure….offered up on a pretty blog platter! I love learning and stretching my perspective; I love sharing what I find with others, and learning and...
View ArticleSunday Sampler for September 22, 2013 – Renewal
Note to my regular readers: If you’ve been reading here for a while, you might remember my Sunday Sampler feature. As it was, it was long, and time consuming to compile. I’ve decided that a shortened...
View ArticleSunday Sampler for October 6, 2013
Note to my regular readers: If you’ve been reading here for a while, you might remember my Sunday Sampler feature. As it was, it was long, and time consuming to compile. I’ve decided that a shortened...
View ArticleSunday Sampler for October 20, 2013 -Treats, Not Tricks
Assorted lovelies for your reading and viewing pleasure….offered up weekly on a pretty blog platter! I love learning and stretching my perspective; I love sharing what I find with others, and learning...
View ArticleCoffee and Conversation: The Nature of Gaps
Grab a cuppa and a comfy seat, and let’s chat a while. It’s Monday again – and, around here, that means it’s time for Coffee and Conversation. When I was six, my familywas driving on an interstate...
View ArticleSoCS : A Matter of Degree
Learn more about SoCS! Click the icon! This post is part of Linda G.Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday meme. The idea is simple – post an unedited stream of consciousness piece that ties into...
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