In celebration of the first day of summer coming this Friday, I’m beginning a series of posts on our summer festivities/observations/stuff of late. I anticipate no particular rhyme or reason to this series. It may or may not make much sense. So let’s talk about yesterday. Yesterday, for example, included lots of wave action. As […]
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Thoughts on the Sea #4
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied. John Masefield, “Sea Fever†Also see Thoughts #1, #2, and #3.
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Out of the Mouths of Kindergartners
Among the graduating kindergarten clan at the small people’s school, there’s a fierce rumor going around about first grade and how the first grade teachers up the discipline game a little. One day after school, my daughter came home brimming with information meticulously gleaned during recess that day. “Mommy, if you are naughty and get […]
The Other Side of Crazy: Relocating to an Island, Tip #1
Earlier, at the request of some readers with island and/or beach living aspirations, I promised to share a series of small things I’ve learned about relocating to an island. First, however, let me give you a little background on my neck of the woods and on my experience moving here. For those of you unfamiliar […]
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Stuck in Q&A Mode
In the last two weeks, I’ve written my end-of-the-year exams, my exam study guides, my last tests of the year, and my summer reading projects for the grades I’m teaching next year. (I’ll have more later on the uncharted waters my sails are set toward for the 2013/2014 school year.) So forgive me, but since […]
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A Surprising Turn of Events: An Island Mom Goes DIY
I’ve long envied all those DIY blogs that churn out an infinite number of potential DIY project ideas. I’ve made no secret of my penchant for Completely Coastal, a blog that includes (but certainly isn’t limited to) DIY projects of a coastal nature. Indeed, I live vicariously through Maya and her projects, imagining what my […]