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?
Well, the calendar is not something I pay proper attention to, and I can’t time travel. But I can send myself a note: Hey Chris! Transplant the grape hyacinth bulbs from the front of the rose bed to the edges Continue reading Instructions to Fall Christine from Spring Christine
K got to hold two 3 month old puppies on her lap while sipping free Del’s Lemonaid. The puppies were cold, so K scooped them up onto her lap and they fell asleep. I got to show off how tall Continue reading 20 years of the Attleboro Community Garden
Lettuce? Check K’s garden fresh tomato? Check Enough sturdy rectangularly shaped pieces of gf bread to toast? Nope. Just a pile of large crumbs. When it comes to structure, I really, really miss gluten. Also price. TV cooks to the Continue reading BLT salad
It has been overcast, hot and wet this week, we’ve had flash flood warning most days, but so far my down the hill neighbors are fine. In the spirit of “overcast sun is better than no sun, let’s go for Continue reading Daisies, lilies and hosta leaves
Between Ben’s trip to visit Uncle Warren in Kentucky, the Family Fun Fair at church, recruiting families for M’s F.I.R.S.T. Lego League team, the car needing a new catalytic converter (Dan may have found a waver program for otherwise safe Continue reading {p,f,h,r} August was a blur
My Mom is a “let’s do something this Sunday Afternoon” sort of lady. The rest of us (except K!) are more, “let’s take a nap this Sunday Afternoon” sorts of people. On Mother’s Day I catastrophically needed a nap because Continue reading Phew, we got through most of May
On my way to the Y to swim, I saw that the Parks Department were pruning their ornamental cherry trees. I asked if I could have some of the prunings, and they even snipped some of the huge branches into Continue reading When you ask Nicely
I now have map of the Cartunk Wildlife Preserve in my purse We walk there during Ben’s flute lesson, his teacher has moved into smaller quarters, that don’t have a lawn to play on. We know we can walk the Continue reading Caratunk during the flute lesson
Last night Ben’s band played in the Attleboro High School Winter Concert, and my first cousin once removed Martha and her husband Warren came to hear it. I hadn’t seen her in 35 years or so, since she babysat me Continue reading And I forgot my camera
Dan got up early to buy milk, bread and tuna. We have candles and library books and board games, we also have neighbor kids because their school is closed, so power out boredom is not too scary. I cut all Continue reading Hurricane Gardening
It’s been a butterfly themed year. Mom’s buddlea is drawing in lots of butterflies and moths. So is ours. The other day K wanted to hold a butterfly, and was jumping to grab them. I suggested that she hold still Continue reading Butterfly Camouflage
M is responding so well to the meds that he is acting normal. In fact, when I saw his face this morning I had to remember why it was red but no longer puffy. B got the tomatoes into his Continue reading Getting ready…