Homeschooling by the Numbers
I am so grateful we had the guts to take the homeschooling plunge; it has been a huge blessing and has become a way of life.
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Love my Knitting Girls
This year I taught a knitting class to some precious nine year old girls whose siblings were in older classes with our homeschooling group (that our youngest daughter was taking.) Since these girls were at lose ends while their siblings were busy, I volunteered to give them a constructive activity during the same time frame. … Read more
Lunch at Bloodroot
I met my friend (and blog reader) Lorraine (see bottom photo) for lunch at the famous Bloodroot restaurant in Bridgeport, CT. I’ve been in Connecticut for over 20 years and had heard of this iconic feminist vegetarian/vegan restaurant since before I moved here, but I had never been before now. We really enjoyed ourselves and … Read more
Photos of Our New Library
A while back I rejoiced with demolition photos, celebrating that our local library would finally be finished. Well here it is! Saved from the old library is the great chair our daughter is sitting in below: I used to sit in it and read to her when she was in the itty bitty one beside … Read more
Last Kid’s Forum as We Know It
Our homeschooling group has held a Kid’s Forum presentation group every month of the school year for the last twelve years that we have routinely participated in, as we have been an active part of this group since the beginning. The most recent eleven years we’ve met at a church hall a block from my … Read more
New Poem By Me: Wandering Stars
All Wandering Stars I am a transplanted Michigander germinated in New York City before setting down roots in small town Connecticut, where I am now lolling in the sun on my front porch. The day is spectacular – the weeping cherry tree is festooned with blossoms overhead the pungent mulberry colored buds of the earliest … Read more
Homeschool Friend Builds a Jet Engine
We have homeschooled alongside Christopher and his family for well over a decade. Carpooling a lot with him recently we’ve been hearing about the jet engine he has been building. Yesterday at our Homeschooling Science Fair we finally got to see it! He did an awesome job on it, and I couldn’t be more proud … Read more
We Went to Our Daughter’s Senior Oral
Yesterday we were out of pocket for 22 hours going to Maryland and back to attend our daughter’s Senior Oral at St. John’s College in Annapolis. We had a great day and she did an excellent job. Getting started at 4:30 am we saw dawn’s glow on the GW Bridge, as you can see in … Read more
Our Daughter has Decided on a Graduate School
In January, I posted relief that all our daughter’s graduate school applications were complete. Since then, we found out that she was accepted at five excellent schools, and she set about visiting them for their admitted student days. Last week alone she was on a plane six days out of seven doing just that, and … Read more
Prom at St. John’s College
I love the photo above of our daughter at her Prom with her friend Brian. I’m glad she had such a great time. She has been in charge of 12 formal dances per year at her school and has done a great job of it! I love the photo below of her working on the … Read more
A Sad Shock at New Pond Farm
We finally scored a lovely Saturday up in the 50’s, so I stopped by New Pond Farm with my camera in the hope of catching baby lambs. While I spend a lot of time at New Pond Farm three seasons a year, in the winter we only stop by the barn at night once … Read more
Art Donated to the Healing Newtown Art Center
Yesterday I posted a clay activity I volunteered for at the Healing Newtown Through the Arts center. I thought you might like to see some of the…
Photos of Healing Newtown Clay Date
The local pottery studios collaborated on offering three Saturday “Clay Dates” at the Healing Newtown Center for the Arts. Clay and glaze had been donated by…
Demolition Photos
These piles of debris mean our new library will finally begin to be finished. Oh the abstract, poetic beauty of it… we’ve waited many years for this!
Bowling with Homeschoolers
Homeschooling is an extended family. Today we collected at the bowling alley for some social time. Note the age range from a one year old to 17 year olds.
Forgiveness in Newtown
Our clergy association invited a clergyman from the nearby town of Newtown to come speak with us today about the ongoing situation there. He was one of…