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The Pennsic War

Published by on August 13, 2009 | Leave a response

The entire Pennsic experience was amazing! We all had a fabulous time. It makes us want to get even more involved in the SCA. Dryst served as a page for the matriarch of our camp, and also did some water-bearing and armor toting for a couple of the camp’s warriors. He wants to get his […]

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Our Next Big Adventure

Published by on July 25, 2009 | 1 Response

Tonight we’re off on our next big adventure! We are going to a SCA event in western Pennsylvania, called Pennsic. It’s two weeks of camping in medieval style (well, somewhat). We’re new to it, so our tents are still modern and we have a limited amount of period gear. Some folks who’ve been doing re-enactment […]

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Virgoan dilemma

Published by on July 16, 2009 | Leave a response

E.B. White said, “I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” Although, I believe that truly being joyful will actually improve things. So, there’s the solution. Have a lovely day!

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Learning to Read

Published by on June 16, 2009 | 2 Responses

My daughter Bridget, age 10, is currently learning to read. To those of you more familiar with the schools’ timelines for this, that may seem rather late. But as unschoolers, who practice child-led learning and let each child’s journey of education unfold naturally, she’s right on time. Her time. And that’s because she’s the one […]

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I’ve upgraded the laptop…

Published by on May 29, 2009 | Leave a response

This one has more memory and storage space. Though there’s a cute new model I’m thinking about…

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Shared Joy

Published by on May 29, 2009 | Leave a response

I’m feeling really psyched that my brother is so happy lately! He met a wonderful woman last fall. They are now boyfriend and girlfriend, and planning to live together. She’s great! I met her in December, and she’s been at family gatherings several times. Last weekend she hosted our monthly family potluck, and we got […]

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Rampage of Invincibility

Published by on April 23, 2009 | 1 Response

I don’t usually watch videos online that much, but this one just has to be shared. My thanks to the women on the RU-LOA list for passing it along and raving about it so that I actually went and clicked on the link this time. Wow. I can feel the amazing energy coming through, even […]

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Fours

Published by on April 21, 2009 | 1 Response

Sometimes things happen in fours. Even if they’re lists of things that I’ve encountered while reading. Such as: “Each read-aloud, then, is a language arts lesson, bolstering the four language arts: the art of reading, the art of listening, the art of writing, and the art of speaking.”– Jim Trelease, “The Read-Aloud Handbook” “The beginner […]

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Education for the Soul

Published by on April 11, 2009 | Leave a response

“Avoid compulsion and let early education be a manner of amusement. Young children learn by games; compulsory education cannot remain in the soul.” – Plato

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The X-Cats

Published by on April 6, 2009 | 1 Response
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