-
-
Blogroll
- Almost Unschoolers
- Born to Learn. Free to Learn
- Family on Bikes
- Free Range Kids
- Free Spirited Natural Living
- Interest Led Learning Daily
- Journey Into Unschooling
- Life Learning Magazine
- Michael Ellsberg
- Pat Farenga's Blog
- Radical Unschoolers Network
- Rickshaw Unschooling
- Sandra Dodd & Unschooling
- Swiss Army Wife
- The Sparkling Martins
- Zero Tuition College
-
The Latest from Green Mangoes
Green Mangoes Archives
- October 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
Category Archives: holidays
Family and friends
I love Christmas. It has long been my favorite holiday, ever since I was a kid and thought I might explode from excitement in the days leading up to Santa’s visit, to the times I would lay with my head … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life Learning, Parenting, Socialization, holidays
Tagged breakfast, Christmas, family, friends, life learning, relax, santa, tradition, travel
Comments Off
Images
It is officially winter, and the world did not end. The little corner of the world in which we currently find ourselves defines the holidays in our family. In the 22 years I’ve lived in New York City, I’ve never … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Photography, Travel, Unschooling, blogging, holidays
Tagged Christmas, cows, family, holidays, Indiana, life learning, photos, santa, travel
Comments Off
Black Friday
Earlier this week Maya and her friend Greta announced that they really wanted to go somewhere for Black Friday shopping. To be more specific, they wanted me to drive them somewhere for Black Friday shopping, our local stores not … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Parenting, holidays
Tagged Arlo Guthrie, black friday, Carnegie Hall, ds game, family, jersey city, newport centre mall, parenting, Pete Seeger, wii games
Comments Off
The Bridge Walk
It’s a tradition. Every year on Labor Day, pedestrians gather by the thousands to walk across the 5 mile span of the Mackinac Bridge. But that’s not what we did today. Instead, we joined a slightly smaller, if no less … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life Learning, Photography, Travel, Writing, blogging, holidays
Tagged Ben, best beaches, bridge walk, canada, family, gogomain river, huron, ice cream, Labor Day, life learning, mackinac bridge, Maya, raber, tradition, travel
Comments Off
1st Day
We’ve arrived in God’s area code! (I remember as a kid they used to sell t-shirts in Cedarville that said, “God’s area code is 906″.) The weather here is perfect. Bright sun and warm during the day, cool and … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life Learning, Travel, holidays
Tagged family, god's area code, grand hotel, hessel bakery, Les cheneaux, life learning, mackinac bridge, Mackinac Island, resort, travel
Comments Off
Indiana Redux
I was looking through my Indiana photos and realized there were a few I didn’t post that are maybe worth sharing. Columbus, Indiana, for the uninitiated, is famous for its’ architecture. This is almost entirely due to the efforts of … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Life Learning, Travel, Unschooling, holidays
Tagged architecture, Ben, cornfield, cummins engine company, eliel saarinen, family, first christian church, henry moore, i.m. pei, Indiana, j.irwin miller, library, life learning, Maya, the pond, travel
1 Comment
Too darn hot
It was 105 degrees here today. That’s one hundred and five. My car has an external thermometer, and until today I didn’t know it had 3 digits on it. It has never in my existence been this hot in Columbus … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life Learning, Parenting, Travel, holidays
Tagged 105 degrees, family, humphrey, israel, life learning, pool, too hot, travel
Comments Off
Welcome Home
Today was possibly the easiest 741 miles I’ve ever driven from Indiana to NYC. Amazing, given that the last time we drove back on a Friday I was almost in tears by the time we pulled up in front of … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Travel, holidays
Tagged Christmas, Columbus IN, gwb, happy new year, holland tunnel, learning, Lego, life learning, lincoln tunnel, parking garage, sledding, tradition, unschooling, welcome home
1 Comment
Happy Holiday
This has been a great weekend. Joshua’s flight Friday out of JFK was on time – something of a pre-Christmas miracle. Saturday saw us having breakfast with friends at a restaurant in the local airport. (It’s really very good, too.) … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling, holidays
Tagged airport, charter, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Dubai, Hannukah, learning, life learning, restaurant, tarmac, unschooling, video
Comments Off