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Tag Archives: life learning
So long Mayor Bloomberg – did we ever really know you?
Mayor Bloomberg officially left office yesterday after 12 years as NYC’s head honcho. His tenure as mayor was a mixed bag, from my point of view. On the one hand, he appointed a Dept. of Transportation head halfway through … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, blogging
Tagged bill deblasio, elitist, life learning, Mayor Bloomberg, NYTimes, policy change, politics
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So long 2013, and thanks for a great year!
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
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Lost History
Today we visited the grave of my paternal great-grandparents Carrie and Allen Brougher, born in 1862 and 1848, respectively. Next to their tombstone was another, smaller one that I would not have noticed had my Mom not pointed it … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life Learning, Writing, blogging
Tagged family, great grandparents, life learning, lost history, serepta crittenden, tombstone, unwed mother
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For some people, it’s Christmas every day!
There are many things about Facebook I enjoy. It has allowed me to connect with unschoolers all over the world, and put me back in touch with some old friends. I’ve read some amazing articles & seen some great video … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Life Learning, Parenting
Tagged Christmas letter, Everest, facebook, family, life learning, over sharing, parenting
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Sewn by hand
I learned how to use a sewing machine as a kid, but never had any desire to sew by hand. It was cumbersome and slow and too hard to make even stitches. I always wanted sewing to go faster … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Life Learning, blogging
Tagged create, family, hand-sewing, learning, life learning, patterns, sewing, sewing by hand, sewing machine, sewn by hand, Singer, treadle machine
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The Joy of Book-ing
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
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A not so great loss, and remembering
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
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All I wanna do…
I’ve been blogging now for 3+ years. For the bulk of that time, I posted 4-5 days a week (in the beginning I posted every day), whether here or on my unschoolingnyc blog. If you’ve been reading what I write … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Life Learning, Travel, blogging, books
Tagged blogging, books, copywriting, create, family, life learning, movies, romance, sewing, writing
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Tradition, or What’s the point of October 31?
If you are living in the U.S. you know that today is Halloween. New York City takes Halloween pretty seriously; in the Village the annual parade spills over from 5th Avenue into just about every side street within a 20 … Continue reading
Finding the time
Some of the things I love to do, in no particular order: Knit, crochet, sew, write, read, exercise, take photos. My struggle is never against boredom, but against time. I find myself, often, putting off things like a sewing … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Life Learning, Photography, Writing, blogging, books
Tagged boredom, finding time, hobbies, life learning, parenting, photos, reading, sewing, unschooling, writing
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