My musings on our homeschool, coop, figuring out what my educational philosophy is anyway, and will I ever make curtains for the rest of the appartment?
Ben is reading the last 80 pages of Dracula right now, instead of doing his schoolwork, because, what is the point of homeschooling if you can’t finish a plot driven book before doing your trig once in a while? Who Continue reading Catch up on April Staycation photos and general status
My hair froze on my way home from the pool. This solar Spring seems very theoretical. I have been struggling to get K outside, so when Dan offered to take her to the zoo on Saturday, I was very grateful. Continue reading Snowy, Spring trip to the Zoo with Daddy
Last Sunday our church went Christmas Caroling after a soup and sandwich luncheon (I brought gf soup and brownies, desert is important.) Since we live a good 20 minuets from church, we stayed put when others went home in between, Continue reading A week of Charles Dickens (sort of)
An awful lot of pretty: leaves, Old Sturbridge Village, Breton Point State Park in RI Real: I always wind up holding the kid’s hats and shoes! Funny; this egg had white spots on it, as if brown dye had worn Continue reading Catching up on a lovely Autumn {p,f,h,r}
This March, my friend Jenn Roca called on her contacts in the Massachusetts theatre community (specifically the Worcester Shakespeare Company) to put together a master class on staging Shakespeare through A Work In Progress. If you are local to South Continue reading A Work in Progress Shakespeare Seminar
Yesterday was my endoscopy at Faulkner Hospital. Dan took the kids across the street to play in the Arnold Arboretum while I was out of it. I definitely have celiac disease, but my gut shows some signs of healing. I Continue reading Arnold Arboretum Yesterday
A few weeks ago, we visited Amaral Custom Fabrication for a field trip. My friend Paula cuts hair for one of the ladies that works there, so we had an in. In the ’90s the market for custom aluminum racing Continue reading We Need to Find some Artists
I’m editing 3 new patterns – 2 knit, 1 crochet. We’ve had several birthdays but we shared cakes, so the baking was not overwhelming,and they were gluten free. We sang to Dan on Sunday and he shared his candles with Continue reading Random Notes on my Radio Silence
It is funny how outings can make everyone fussy and discontent. Like too much sunshine and running out of cocoa, and deciding what to drink in the first place. But it’s fun to buy succulents with allowance money! And the Continue reading A Morning outing at Briggs Nursery
Once I was declared well, we packed our bags for NY to visit Mommom and Daddad without sharing the stomach bug. Games were played by the fire and in the dining room. Pizza was made and eaten We walked from Continue reading Thanksgiving Visit to NY
Actually, we got back from NY last Thursday. I didn’t have to cook dinner because Mom Guest tucked some chicken stew into an ice pack and we re-heated it with some Rockland Bakery hard rolls for supper. K had fallen Continue reading Home Again, home again
Last week Dan was in North Carolina testing parts for several companies. His favorite part of the trip was as toss up between the stuffed brook trout at the Peak City Grill in Apex. and the friendly people he worked Continue reading I Can’t Blog When I have Secrets