I has just reread Lori’s Observational Drawing Lesson on the Camp Creek Blog when I looked up and spotted the perfect occasion for such drawing: Amie sitting at the table, waiting for her grandparents to appear on the troubled webcam, paper and pencil, and a panda bear mask she made in school. Okay, I thought, …
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Snow Ghosts and Full Wolf Moon on Snow
It’s 8 in the morning and everyone is asleep but me. I’m in bed, next to the sleeping bodies, trying to type quietly. They lie so deep, while I’m on the surface, eyes wide open. I’m looking out of the bedroom window at the trees in our western garden and in the neighbors’ garden: beeches, …
Learning Drawing from her Peers
Over the holidays Amie got to stay for several days over at her friend, E’s, place in NY. E is four and a half and bright as a button and she loves playing with Amie. They are well matched for verbal communication – they both love to talk – and they are both interested in …
Outdoor Hour Challenge #2: Using Our Words
Bad weather and illness delayed our second Outdoor Hour challenge – we did Challenge #1 over a month ago and it’s supposed to be a weekly challenge! But yesterday we were – and we still are (knock on wood) – healthy, and the temperature deigned to rise above freezing (though only barely), and the sun …
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Riot for Austerity: Month 2 – Some Ouches
We finished our second month of the Riot while not at home, so my meter readings are a couple of days off. These numbers are for the period from 1 December 2008 to 4 January 2009. 1. Gasoline: OUCH! We did so well last month: 7.939 gallons of oil/person or 19% of the US National Average. …
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Back with Promises
When she unpacked the glove: “It’s the Earth! It’s the Earth!” We’re back from our trip and I am finding it difficult to get back into things with the blogging. But here’s what you can expect soon: I’m preparing an update on our second Riot month (December 2008), so that might get me started. DONE. …
Seed Order 2009 Season: Vegetables, Herbs and some Flowers
Is it normal to go crazy when ordering seeds for the first time? This is my order – with Fedco Seeds only (choosing just from them was difficult enough: I didn’t dare add the selection from any other gorgeous catalog). Provider Bush Green Bean OG (A=2oz) Maxibel Bush Haricots Verts OG (B=2oz) Cannellini Bean (A=2oz) …
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Amie Writes?
I’ve been quiet about Amie’s reading and writing here because it’s tough to know where she stands. One day she reads and writes enthusiastically, the other day she won’t even write her own name properly (and that she has been able to do since she turned two). She has been reading simple words, slowly stringing …
Happy Solstice!
The year comes round again. The Earth stands still, tilting, tilting. Let us all lean on our axes, toward the sun, toward the sun!
Birdwatching and Playing in the Snow
Dark-Eyed junco and American Goldfinches Who knew birdwatching in winter would be more fun than in summer! We’re experiencing our third snowstorm in five days – or is it the second one come round again? The scene outside is magical, but to me there is also an aspect of danger. I see the trees laden …