Here is my final post on my daughter’s amazing school. (Read part one, part two, part three, and part four). Homeschooling for first grade was a pretty sweet experience (helped by the fact that we were living in a cabin in the woods in New Hampshire) and I would not trade it for anything. I … Continue reading »
Plumfield is Amazing, Part 4
After a lovely weekend getaway with old friends at a ladies retreat near Lake Winnapesaukee in New Hampshire (enough material there for a separate post – look for it soon!) I am now ready to continue my treatise on why Plumfield Academy is amazing. This is part four of my five part series (read Part … Continue reading »
Plumfield is Amazing, Part 3
This is part three of a five-part series about my daughter’s school (read Part One and Part Two). It was after we finished homeschooling first grade that I realized my daughter needed a peer group and we investigated ways to provide that for her. Upon returning to the North Shore area (from rural New Hampshire) … Continue reading »
Plumfield is Amazing, Part 2
This is part two of my five-part series on my daughter’s school. (Read Part One). After homeschooling last year, it was clear that my daughter was ready for a peer group that did not include me! We discovered that Plumfield Academy was partnering with homeschoolers (there is currently a waitlist for part time spots, but … Continue reading »
Plumfield Academy is Amazing, Part 1
At the end of last school year when I finished first grade with my daughter (which was mostly done in New Hampshire when we lived in a family cabin in the woods), I realized something: my daughter needed friends her own age. Not that she didn’t like hanging with her younger brother and mom, but … Continue reading »
Maundy Thursday: “As I Have Loved You”
“A new commandment I give unto you, That you love one another; as I have loved you.” This is what Jesus said at the time he washed his disciples feet, and at the last supper where he broke bread, as his body was to be broken soon after on the cross. This is how he … Continue reading »
Why can’t you kids just do things my way?
Spending the day with my kids, I realized several things. Number one: I like them. This is not a new revalation by any means, but it’s always pleasant to be reminded. We took the bus into town today and visited the bustling Peabody Essex Museum (bonus, it’s totally free for Salem residents. I love this … Continue reading »
The Attic
Dust swirls and drifts, tiny bits of time alighted by the winds of now. A lifetime of undisturbed solitude has passed for these moments of childhood, preserved in inky papers, headlines blaring silently. Memories flood the senses, washing away time. Was it really he who built this lego ship? Was it these hand that labored … Continue reading »
Church in my slippers
I have a new pair of slippers, which I love. They are glittery, shiny pink: think Dorothy’s ruby red heels, in pink slipper form. These are the kind of wear-them-every-day, with random people commenting “Wow, those sure are bright!” that make me happy to have them on slippers. I even wear them to church. Now, … Continue reading »
Writing Challenge: The Devil is in the Details
While using Facebook has its drawbacks, I experienced one of it’s beautiful qualities this week. Simultaneously, there were two conversations going between the cousins on my mom’s side and those on my dad’s side, both about my respective grandmas. It was sweet to reminisce with cousins around the country about times – and grandmas – … Continue reading »
