I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about Ember’s ability to mentally process the fact that some eggs are for eating and some eggs are for hatching and what that really means for all eggs. At three, she’s developmentally at a point in which she questions everything, which is both…
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Just because sometimes one needs to move. . . And another needs to smile (or even laugh in appreciation) at the silliness of it all. . . I share with you today. . . Jay Lavery’s Barn Dance. I dare you to dance a little yourself today (and every day…
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In order to celebrate a proper closing of 2016 and ring in the New Year with a (relative) bang, some friends spent the night with us on New Year’s Eve with their three-year-old. The kids played and watched a couple of movies while we ate a Steam Pot, enjoyed desert,…
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2016 was quite a doozie, but they really all are, aren’t they? If we’re paying attention, staying present, pushing ourselves to learn more/do more/be more. . . If we’re standing firmly in our Learning Zone, open to new ideas and opportunities, growing, changing, evolving as people on this planet, then…
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There is a cold front moving in as I type this but I can’t really complain. . . We have experienced an unseasonably warm December has been absolutely gorgeous! Light jackets, tons of sunshine, and plenty of opportunities for running / jumping / sweeping / watering /pure fun filled outside play.…
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“This Autumn, let something die. A worry, a relationship, a project that has run its course. Let go of anxiety over the future. Let go of guilt. Let go of other people’s dreams for you. Let go of the fear that happiness or success or love or joyousness somehow isn’t…
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We could stand to get some moisture (there’s an unbelievable amount of dryness and dust beneath all of the goregousness) but I’ll wait just a bit longer so as to hold on to the grace that is the property as the sunlight washes over and dances upon every visible surface…
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There’s a gorgeous old apple tree on the property that is incredibly prolific and massive in size. It maintains its green leaves and produces good sized apples much later in the season than the other trees and is home to the gorgeous Nuthatch bird I asked for your help identifying earlier this…