Category Archives: Unschooling

Name calling in the name of science

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Amy

Yesterday someone on Facebook accused me of murder. Yes, you read that right. Murder. I am a murderer because I didn’t get a flu shot. In refusing flu shots, I am killing someone with a compromised immune system by exposing … Continue reading →

Posted in Drugs, Family, Health, Life Learning, Unschooling, blogging | Tagged anti-vaxxers, education, family, health, health care, vaccine alternatives, vaccines | 1 Comment

The treasures of travel are often invisible to others

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Amy

This time, there was the running joke: “Wer ist gestorben?” (Who died?) Or the Vine that spawned many rounds of “Oooh, you touched my tra-la-la.” (Somehow this is much funnier and slightly less off-putting when being bantered about by … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Learning, Life Learning, Travel, Unschooling | Tagged family, friends, germany, humor, jokes, learning, life learning, memories, Spain, travel, unschooling | Comments Off

March 26 & 27 photos of the day

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Amy

Yesterday it was so cold and windy that walking anywhere outside to take photos held no appeal whatsoever. Luckily I have an amazing subject right here at home. (Ok, I’m somewhat biased about this, I’ll admit). I took … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Photography, Unschooling, blogging | Tagged Bryant Park, create, East Side, life learning, macro shots, photo of the day, photography, photos, Spring, writing | Comments Off

March 11, photo of the day

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Amy

It was a glorious 65 degrees here today and sunny. Needless to say, we went to Central Park. You could feel the earth getting ready to burst forth, and palpable relief oozed from the pores of every t-shirt wearing, jacket … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Photography, Unschooling, blogging | Tagged Central Park, create, Heckscher Playground, HONY, life learning, march, photo of the day, photos, play, Spring, sunshine | Comments Off

March 10 photo of the day

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Amy

Over the first ten days of March I’ve taken 272 photos from which I’ve chosen my photos of the day. Some days I get the shot in under 20 frames and sometimes it takes 70 or 80. But almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Photography, Unschooling, blogging | Tagged create, hats, photo of the day, photography, photos, street vendors | Comments Off

It was a very good year

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Amy

Someone I know recently posted the following link on Facebook: It’s a great clip. Emma Thompson (who has definitely been the highlight of the awards shows THIS year just by being her outrageous, humorous self) is funny and wonderful, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Life Learning, Movies, Unschooling, blogging | Tagged 12 Years a Slave, 1995, 1996 Golden Globes, American Hustle, August: Osage County, Braveheart, Dead Man Walking, Disney, Emma Thompson, Frozen, Get Shorty, Her, life learning, movies, Mr. Holland's Opus, Nebraska, Philomena, Pulitzer, Sense & Sensibility, The American President, Tracy Letts | Comments Off

So long 2013, and thanks for a great year!

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Amy

Maya told me yesterday that 2013 was her ‘best year ever’, and looking back I have to agree that it was a good one, thus totally debunking the myth that 13 is an unlucky number. (In our family we … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Family, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling, Writing, blogging, books, holidays | Tagged Arlo Guthrie, Carnegie Hall, catching fire, cosmo, family, great big world, happy new year, learning, life learning, lucky 13, movies, Pete Seeger, say something, unschooling, wally, writing | Comments Off

The Joy of Book-ing

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Amy

This morning I went to the library and came home with five books. They are: “I Am Number Four” by Pittacus Lore: Decided I have to check out this YA series because I keep seeing it everywhere & so that … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling, Writing, blogging, books | Tagged amos oz, books, comfort food, eleanor brown, elizabeth berg, family, library, library books, life learning, pittacus lore, possibility, rosalind brackenbury, unschooling | Comments Off

A not so great loss, and remembering

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Amy

Two days ago the unthinkable happened. I lost 4 months of photos. Everything from July 30th of this year on. Which means the trips to California, Vermont & St. Louis, not to mention our day at Coney Island and … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Family, Parenting, Photography, Travel, Unschooling, holidays | Tagged backup, Bahamas, family, Indiana, ireland, israel, italy, life learning, london, loss, Michigan, photography, photos, remembering, travel | Comments Off

Oreos are not the anti-christ

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Amy

I am so sick of hearing parents preach about food to their kids. Not once while growing up do I remember my Mom launching into a speech about the evils of certain foods or how “we don’t eat that in … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Health, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling | Tagged family, food, gmo's, health, junk food, life learning, moderation, oreos, parenting, ruffles, tomatoes with sugar, unschooling | 3 Comments