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Enter Summer

June 18, 2019 @ 4:52 pm | Filed under: Assorted and Sundry, Family

I’m heading to Cincinnati in a couple of days for the Brave Writer staff retreat. Looking forward to seeing some close friends! Staggering to realize I’ve been pals with some of these homeschooling-mom-Brave-Writer-coaches for …

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Enter April

April 1, 2019 @ 5:58 pm | Filed under: Assorted and Sundry, Nature Study, Photos

My parents were here for Wonderboy’s spring break, and Portland greeted them with an explosion of bloom. Their visit overlapped with the Association of Writing Programs Conference (AWP), which meant I had friends in …

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Tags: AWP, nature study, Portland, spring

february 4: a monday in high tide

February 4, 2019 @ 5:39 pm | Filed under: Fun Learning Stuff

1. I called for Huck and Rilla to join me for lesson time, and Huck yelled back that he was almost done reading Matilda, would it be all right if he finished? I said …

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Tags: Bloggity, connections, fun learning stuff, Homeschooling, snoopy the musical, these people crack me up, Tidal Homeschooling, tidal learning

Medical One-Sheet — a tool for caregivers who spend lots of time in doctors’ offices

July 26, 2018 @ 2:37 pm | Filed under: Books

SO MUCH TO CATCH UP ON HERE! A children’s hospital stay, a San Diego trip, Comic-Con, oh my. But not now! I gotta work! But I wanted to share this thingie I made. This morning …

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Tags: disabilities, doctor roster, medical one-sheet

Chit and chat

June 25, 2018 @ 5:43 pm | Filed under: Assorted and Sundry

In the comments of the previous post I was reminiscing about the (quite long-ago now) shift from early text-only blogs to posts spotlighting gorgeous images, and how grumpy I was about that shift at …

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Tags: Portland

Sumer Is Icumen In

June 5, 2018 @ 5:23 pm | Filed under: Assorted and Sundry

Helen Holmes, The Hazards of Helen — my inspiration photo this week* *hahaha, I started this post almost a week ago! Photo still applies, though. This incredible Portland spring seems to have been going on for …

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Valentine’s Day action items

February 14, 2017 @ 8:54 am | Filed under: Current Affairs

Pruitt confirmation vote (and others) likely this week. I’ve mentioned that special education, healthcare, and policy related to climate change are the three issues I’m focusing my energy on. Pruitt is a disastrous …

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day seven: saturday flashback

January 7, 2017 @ 10:55 am | Filed under: Books, Photos

1. In a couple of weeks, this blog will be twelve years old. (So will The Wine-Dark Sea. Melanie and I, who were to meet in the comment box, happened to begin our blogs …

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Tags: Bloggity, family photos, flashback

day five: our 2016 booklists

January 5, 2017 @ 2:50 pm | Filed under: Books

1. I found a new(ish) middle-grade novel on my Kindle I’d been meaning to read with the kids. It’s a review copy of The Secret Horses of Briar Hill by Megan Shepherd, …

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Tags: booklists, booknotes, hucklebooks, readalouds, Rillabooks