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I took my children to the art gallery the other day (I love the other day, it is this lovely indeterminate time reference). I am never exactly sure if they get anything out of these cultural trips, other than the experience of the train ride in, the busy-ness of the train and subway stations, and…
One of the things about having my kids with me most of the time is that I have become a firm believer in the benefits of being bored. Boredom has lead to sculptures being made from kitchen utensils, various and sundry stop motion films made using a variety of objects and materials, insects discovered under…
It starts out as a wee seed (acorn, chestnut, bract, key) and becomes a place of shade, coolness, an air filter, and oxygen creator. It is a productive member of the environment for fifty to hundreds of years. When it loses a branch in a wind it becomes viewed as a danger. So it is…
Today was a glorious and joyous spring day. One of those much needed things to boost energy and moral. I got the laundry out on the line (one of those inexplicable things that, as an adult, makes me happy), and spent most of the day outside. On a day like today it would be awesome…
My family is experiencing the flu. Although it does not happen every Easter, it has happened often enough around Easter to make it seem a little like an Easter curse. At Easter, we do the family rounds, have some lovely meals, and then at some point in the wonderful lengthy chocolate haze weekend someone vomits. …
When I was out running errands today, it once again came to my attention the popularity of the ‘My family’ car stickers. The idea of them is kind of cute, I guess. What popped into my head in regards to them were a whole lot of Whys. Why are they always on the rear window…
Why I like to home school, an essay in 500 words or less. A mental exercise. Sounds like one of the dreaded early school assignments, like “What I did on my summer vacation”. There are so many good reasons that I have my children home. They learn at their own pace, they can follow their…
I will soon be adding a new page to the collection on Attila the Mum. It will be art from my pre-Mom collection. The sculptures that I did all those years ago no longer exist. It has been fun to re-visit them on the slides I have. It is going to take a bit of…
I know I have a tendency to get indignant about odd things, and it is convoluted as to what will set me off. Maybe today I am still festering about my bi-annual annoyance of day-light savings. Who knows. What is rattling around in my head today is the bias against body hair. There are many…