A House of Many Hats
For the past fifteen years, three (sometimes more) days a week my home is transformed to a co-operative home school! It is tricky for a house to wear many hats but ours has become an expert. We utilize every inch…
When Work Becomes Meaningful
Taylor began tackling a concerto back in October. The process of moving from notes on a page to music was grueling, not only for him but for all the inhabitants of our home. For the piece to resemble music, he…
Inventions
Yesterday I followed a a trail of foil scraps to the table. The tape dispenser was snickering up at me. “Oh Søren…what’s this?” “A weapon.” Okay, I have to admit, Da Vinci would be proud.
Poetic Justice
Cloe was a budding poet from the time she could hold a pencil and has grown into a teenager who poetically describes the value of cultivating imagination. boldness fuels creativitylonging for its sweet honeydreaming of liberationimaginationdrowned in a stagnant poolis…
June Bug in July
Today I gave Søren the job of dusting window sills. Quick as lightening. “All done Mom.” “Great, thanks buddy.” About an hour later, concerned by a large slice of silence, I wandered into the kitchen and discovered my son at…
If You Give a Boy a Camera
My middle son is an amazing writer, a deft creator of unique characters. He will sit for hours crafting a tale. He usually enlists his younger brother, Søren, to illustrate because he is not particularly fond of drawing. Every Thursday…
Summertime-Man-Cave
Last night the boys camped out in the studio, excuse me, the summertime-Man-Cave. This is the room where my boys are free to explore all things creative from Legos to paint and canvas to hot glue and Popsicle sticks to…
Salvia & Vinca
I imagine spending summers with my family at Dalguise House in Pertshire with Beatrix Potter. I imagine chasing Peter Rabbit down a lush Scottish lane. But hoe in hand, all the chopping at clay soil I can muster does not…
The Scientific Method & The Pepper Seed
Taylor was told that a seed from a vegetable purchased at the market would not produce fruit. He had no in intention of growing a bell pepper for consumption, only to test what he was told and relish in the…