Posted in Books on Jun 30th, 2008 No Comments »
The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction by David Quammen
When I was a kid, I had a book called Life that was some kind of text on biology. I read it a lot, but I can’t remember much of it. I was really too young for it. What drew me […]
Posted in Homeschooling and Education on Jun 27th, 2008 2 Comments »
You may have noticed that not many of my posts have been about homeschooling lately. That’s because we haven’t really been doing any school for the last few weeks. When I got sick, we didn’t do any school, and it doesn’t take long for habits and routines to get all messed up. I tried to […]
Posted in The Art of Happiness on Jun 26th, 2008 No Comments »
Someone close to me is going through a very rough time right now, and it reminds me of this poem.
Comes the Dawn
After awhile you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul
And you learn that love doesn’t mean possession and company doesn’t mean security.
And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t […]
Posted in Domestic Bliss on Jun 25th, 2008 3 Comments »
We’ve officially switched into our summer eating habits, now that our CSA farm is handing out shares and my garden and chickens are actively producing. I recognize this shift now, with this being my third year of a CSA, when we suddenly go from a mindset of “we don’t have any food, figure out what […]
Posted in Books on Jun 23rd, 2008 1 Comment »
He thought his happiness was complete when, as he meandered aimlessly along, suddenly he stood by the edge of a full-fed river. Never in his life had he seen a river before - this sleek, sinuous, full-bodied animal, chasing and chuckling, gripping things with a gurgle and leaving them with a laugh, to fling itself […]
Posted in Voluntary Simplicity on Jun 23rd, 2008 1 Comment »
DH bought this this weekend. This will be his “car”, primarily, perfect for going the mile and a half to work and easier to park on the street downtown. In fact, his building has a back loading dock that allows employee scooters to park there. It’s a Honda Metropolitan, and we were lucky it was […]
Posted in Cute Kid Stories on Jun 20th, 2008 3 Comments »
I overheard a discussion yesterday that I would never have had when I was 5 years old.
Carbon and Daycare Boy were pretending to have rocket ships and they were going to Jupiter in them.
Daycare Boy: “My rocket ship is faster than yours, so I’ll get there first.”
Carbon: “Faster isn’t better. My rocket ship takes one […]
Posted in Holidays on Jun 20th, 2008 No Comments »
Happy Summer Solstice! I’m actually wearing flip flops today, so summer has finally arrived in the Pacific Northwest. I hope you are all enjoying your summers.
Posted in Voluntary Simplicity, Domestic Bliss on Jun 18th, 2008 No Comments »
Everyone seems to be blogging about Frugal Living all of a sudden. Maybe it’s because we have $4 a gallon gas and our grocery costs have doubled?
High Desert Home had a great list of 10 things she does to save money. Her list pointed out one area that I will not sacrifice: dining out and […]
Posted in My own homeschooled life on Jun 18th, 2008 1 Comment »
J’ai manqué trop de classes. Je suis perdu sur mon travail.
Je n’irai classer plus.
Il y a eu six classes, et j’ai manqué quatre d’entre eux.
Peut-être je devrais acheter la pierre de Rosetta.
J’avais l’habitude Babelfish pour écrire ce poteau.
(I have decided to drop out of my French class, based on the fact that I had to […]
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