a month or two in the life of a lifelong learner ~ quintuple blast!

christmas happened! it was a big day for legos, pokemon, and games… why does it feel weird to be posting this in the middle of march? ah, well. this post concerns the time from december 23 through february 23, spanning both christmas and birthday, so it’s no wonder i have been too busy . . . → Read More: a month or two in the life of a lifelong learner ~ quintuple blast!

simmering a rew part 3 ~ stir in wild ingredients

continued from simmering a rew part 2

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with quinn in mind, and with thoughts of his life in general, his schooling, and his karate practice (at the time i pulled the cards, his dojo was undergoing a leadership transition), i pulled two cards with “wild” in the title. . . . → Read More: simmering a rew part 3 ~ stir in wild ingredients

simmering a rew part 1 ~ soup starter

sifting through post drafts, i decided to simmer a bunch of separate ingredients in one soup pot, hoping they will complement one anothers’ flavors. one is too tangy alone, one is much too sappy, and still another one has an overpowering kick. it’ll either turn into a pleasingly balanced, wholesome chowder of words, or it . . . → Read More: simmering a rew part 1 ~ soup starter

~this moment~

~a friday ritual~

a photo capturing a moment from the week.

a simple, special moment.

a moment i want to pause, savor and remember

other posts you may enjoy:we honor windmama unschool course; wild herbals and medicinalsquinn’s seventeenth month ~ busy as a bumbumbee~summer shorts~ . . . → Read More: ~this moment~

~this moment~ bike trailering babywearing gardening boy

borrowing this ritual from other mama blogs i stalk…. i don’t know who originally came up with it, but i am grateful to them for the inspiration. 🙂

A Friday ritual. A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and . . . → Read More: ~this moment~ bike trailering babywearing gardening boy

~quinn’s fortieth month~ rebirth

~written november 2018~

four weeks of farmer’s market, in a nutshell:

drizzly networking market; brought in enough cash to pay for a bike trailer; $99 and sunshine; fantastic and packed with friends.

the day we got our bike trailer, there was still enough light . . . → Read More: ~quinn’s fortieth month~ rebirth