Last week, along with some of our homeschooling friends, we visited one of our favourite places, the Cumberland Village Heritage Museum. Much like Upper Canada Village, Cumberland village is a living museum set up with homes, businesses and activities from the 1920’s and 30’s. There is so much to see and we were lucky enough to participate in one of their educational programmes teaching about thrift and prudence in years gone by. In the general store we learned about…
I find myself thinking a lot recently, looking inwards, retreating a little. Perhaps it is the January urge to hibernate, to be tucked away in a little nook until spring comes calling. My lack of energy is a bit seasonal and mostly health, the tiredness is part of this problem I’ve been fighting for what seems like a long time. It’s tempting to ‘give in’, to slip into sleep and put the world on pause. But. That isn’t how…
Have you ever been standing in the hallway, trying to dress a screaming child as he yells at the top of his lungs (right by your ear) “Want a BISCUIT!!!!” over and over again and you are yelling back “You can’t have a BISCUIT!!!! We have to feed the chickens!!!!!” and then you realise that this marks the official moment your holiday is over. With a capital OH. I always knew it would be rubbish when Stephen went back to…
One thing that I miss about having a ‘proper’ job (apart from having a ‘proper’ lunch break and ‘proper’ sick days) is the opportunity to take training, to learn and develop in one’s field. I’m a knowledge lover, I really can’t get enough of the stuff, and while I do a lot of reading and thinking on my own I miss the chance to learn from an expert, to really open myself up to new possibilities. It was with this…
I’m hearing a word come out of my 6 year old’s mouth that really bothers me, I want to take it out of his vocabulary altogether, I wish he could unlearn it, but he can’t. Perfect. He says he wants his drawing, or lego or whatever he’s working on to be ‘perfect’ and he is so sad when it isn’t. I talk to him about perfect imperfections, how we learn from our mistakes, how nothing is ever perfect, how we…
When I’m not complaining about my health or lying around feeling rubbish, I have enjoyed obsessing over the write up for this e-course which looks fabulous. Not in my budget right now (those jabs won’t pay for themselves) but I will be investing in her book when it comes out in the summer. I love the idea of allowing environment to shape experience and looking at the gorgeous pics on the Playful Learning website had me hooked on the idea…
As it was before, so it shall be again. Warm days, hot days, bare feet and ice lollies. Somehow knowing this is a little way down the line helps me to enjoy what is now, encourages me to make more of these winter months. There are moments of joy in each season that are beyond my expectations in their beauty, in their simplicity. That ordinary moment that catches me by surprise and makes me wonder ‘how did I get so…
I thought I’d share this great bit of inspiration that came my way via a friend on facebook. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did/do. Stay warm!