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As mama of a young man, I see it as one of my most important roles in his learning to make sure he is aware and competent around the concept of consent. By honoring Quinn’s integrity, boundaries, and self-direction in his learning, I am modeling consent. . . . → Read More: educational priorities ~ a mamafesto ~ 2020 remix  One comment  abundance, gratitude, lifelong learning, parenting  abundance, being a mama, connection, consent, dinosaurs, education, educational priorities, equity, gratitude, inclusion, integrity, interest-driven learning, learning styles, lifelong learning, long-term vision, love, math, music, nature, nourish, our living school, outside, parenting, reading, safety, science, self-directed learning, trust, yes environment 
it’s a magical number. 3 is the magic number, and 9 is the magic number squared! there is so much to love about the number nine and we’ll just try to remain in denial about nine being halfway to eighteen. (gasp!)
nine voyages . . . → Read More: nine is divine! 
i only just finished posting about last month and it’s time for another one! in this season of dim lighting and puddles, it all feels like a big blur, but when i go back and look through, some gems shine through the murk.
halloween, pokemon style. . . . → Read More: ~a month in the life of a lifelong learner~ take a picture of it instead One comment abundance, gratitude, lifelong learning, natural world, parenting a month of unschool, abundance, art, being a mama, books, cooking, coparenting, dungeons and dragons, educational priorities, family, games, gratitude, hiking, karate, laundry, lifelong learning, love, nature, ocean, our living school, parenting, pokemon, reading, ruby, science, self care, simple machines, tidepooling 
the main event on our trip to new york in august was my beloved older brother’s wedding to my beloved sister in law. she’s been in the family since she was still in high school, so it’s not like it was a big surprise or really changed anything, not really. and yet, it was such . . . → Read More: thoughts from the other side of the world 
i have been delinquent on posting ~a month of unschool~ for so many months now, that it is time for an update on a whole year! i gave up on the idea of back-dating the posts and decided to do one giant long post of the whole year in the life of one . . . → Read More: a year in the life of a lifelong learner One comment abundance, gratitude, handcrafting, lifelong learning, natural world, parenting a month of unschool, abundance, back yard, beach, being a mama, birthday, boats, books, celebration, coparenting, drawing, family, food, games, gardening, gratitude, handcrafting, hiking, horses, karate, lifelong learning, love, nature, new york, nourish, ocean, our living school, outside, pancakes, parenting, peace, photography, pioneers, plants, reading, salmon, science, simple machines, stop motion animation, tall ship, tidepooling, unschooling, water, windmills 
~ salmon science unit ~ provided a home for some salmon eggs in a tank on science counter ~ ate snack made with graham crackers, peanut butter, chocolate rocks and blueberries, that looked suspiciously like our tank bottom ~ played return to the redd board game and “great anadromous . . . → Read More: salmon science 
red: an often revisited subject orange-yellow: still looking lovely today… green: lisa kitty in the grass green on blue: i love the angles in this. blue on blue purple: tie dye and plaid. i didn’t take this one. 🙂 quinn saying a wish for his fish, swimmy, . . . → Read More: ~rainbow mondays~ fish wish 
on new year’s day, coyote visited rich in the form of a near miss with his new truck. the next day, i drew a card about this new year, and sure enough, there was coyote, the piece entitled makes you stronger, by pixie campbell. coyote travels the rough terrain, establishing territories everywhere. he learns his . . . → Read More: like a wagon wheel 
it’s rainbow tuesday again! we had a magical week celebrating a certain boy turning 8 years old, and an even more magical weekend! more pictures to come, this is just a taste of the rainbow. red, and friends: after five or more years in storage to become a quilt, i decided to abandon the . . . → Read More: ~rainbow mondays~ dragons r us 
“mama, what was that word you were saying, priorganize?” “prioritize?” “Yeah, prioritize. What does it mean again?” Quinn and I have talked about prioritizing each of the many things he *needs to buy. I have been explaining about budgeting and how if I need to buy food, a new hairbrush, and a CD, but . . . → Read More: priorganize |
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