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Happy 2011!
Notes: Until I corrected him, my oldest called them “New Year’s Revolutions” instead of “Resolutions,” but I think Revolutions might just be a better term anyway. And Miss Rumphius is tasked to make...
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Break!
My big kids are on break this week, so I am, too. I’ll be back next week with details, but here’s a peek into some of what we’ve been doing so far. G "seeing what happens" at RISD's Exempla exhibit V's...
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My more crafty side is over at Kidoinfo today, sharing a tutorial suitable for adults and older kids: DIY Project: Bottle Cap Magnets. Check it out!
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What if Culture Stopped?
From www.culturestops.org: On Thursday, March 10th, 2011, Culture Stops! will ask you to imagine a world where writers put down their pens and artists put down their paints. Where architects stop...
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I’m in the “another” portion of “one sick child after another,” so there hasn’t been much going on in the studio lately. But besides being the first day of Spring, Sunday is also the Third Annual Very...
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I’m over at Kidoinfo today, waxing, well, poetic about National Poetry Month. Do you have a favorite poem or poet? Go share!
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At the end of a trying day not too long ago, I sighed and said to my oldest, “You’re going to grow up and talk to your friends about your childhood and say, ‘You mean your mother didn’t yell?'” He...
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Hiatus
When I began this blog in the autumn of 2010, we had a newish art/craft area that I felt wasn’t getting used. I wanted to make it a priority for my kids and I to make time for art-making together, and...
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The Truth of the Matter
Capturing carbon dioxide during a science experiment. We did this, but I won’t be blogging about it. The truth of the matter is that so much good is going on around here, not just with project-based...
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Homeschooling Plans
This photo has nothing to do with this post. It’s just nice to look at. As we ended our first year of homeschooling my middle child, much was up in the air (my least favorite place to locate things)....
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Emergency Adventure
My sweet boy waiting, waiting, waiting in the ER Tuesday night. When I chose adventure as my word this year, this past week wasn’t quite the type I was thinking. We spent eight hours in the ER with our...
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2019: Claim
I did not choose a word in 2018. I also didn’t post a thing here, although I occasionally thought about it. But this word I sketched above is a continuation of the last third of 2018. I spend a huge...
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Stitching for SJSA
I’m a volunteer stitcher for the Social Justice Sewing Academy (is that not the best name, or what?). That means occasionally in the mail I receive quilt blocks created during workshops that are in...
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What I Mean When I Say I’m Running
I’m running. I never found a therapist here, but I ran four miles today. I’m clearing my head. I’m going up a bunch of hills to prove I can. I’m heading to the (flat) bike path to see how fast I can...
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First Quilt of 2019
Front of quilt. The small triangles in the border are the scraps that are generated when sewing Flying Geese blocks. I made quilts last year too! I just never put them here. This quilt began as a...
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Four Years in Annapolis
We moved to Annapolis four years ago this week. At some point, I’m not sure exactly when, I stopped feeling like I was on an extended visit here, but that sensation lasted much longer than I thought...
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Home
There’s something in me that only settles thoroughly into place when I’m by the water in Rhode Island. That’s as good a definition of “home” as any, I think. So, last week, I went home for a few days....
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