~two months in the life of a lifelong learner~ turrets and portcullises

By marybethrew, on May 12th, 2017%

minecraft fortress building was a frequent occupation these past two months. quinn has also been inspired to build games in scratch, making use of a book fair purchase to familiarize with how to use code within the scratch framework to generate a game.

birthday books; on the right, . . . → Read More: ~two months in the life of a lifelong learner~ turrets and portcullises

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make like a geek ~ piper’s toolbox

By marybethrew, on March 9th, 2016%

i discovered piper’s toolbox thanks to an instagram post by a mama blogging friend, just in time for it to be the perfect birthday present for my delightfully geeky young man. there are plenty of blog posts covering the background and technical details of this amazing kit for aspiring young computer geeks, so i will . . . → Read More: make like a geek ~ piper’s toolbox

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one unbroken line

By marybethrew, on June 11th, 2015%

“first you go under

then coming up gives you the bends

and when you break the surface

all you can see is your friends

so you grab your purple crayon

and flesh out the picture behind

and finally the whole . . . → Read More: one unbroken line

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~this moment~

By marybethrew, on April 26th, 2013%

~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:~thankful thursday~ going on~rainbow mondays~trout lilies and tutus~this moment~ raspberry thiefthankful thursday ~ search your feelings

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