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Tag Archives: Maya
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
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Impressions of D.C.
I’ll say this for Washington D.C. It is possibly the cleanest city I’ve ever been in, bar none. Maybe that’s because Congress is currently on vacation. Our almost three days there were filled with sightseeing – the museums, the monuments, … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Learning, Life Learning, Travel, Unschooling
Tagged abraham lincoln, Ben, congress, disneyworld, grace coolidge, jerrold nadler, learning, life learning, lincoln bedroom, macro shots, Maya, photography, the capitol, the Lincoln Memorial, the Smithsonian, the Vietnam War Memorial, the White House, travel, unschooling, Washington D.C.
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It’s getting better all the time
Today was one of those days when I am struck by what amazing people my kids are. I say this not to boast, because their amazing-ness is all their own and has nothing to do with me. My major … Continue reading
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
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The best of days
My cousin Mark is the king of recycling, upcycling and any other kind of ‘cycling’ you can think of. Today we went down to his “pond” as it is known in our family, ostensibly to feed the turtles and the … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Life Learning, Parenting, Travel
Tagged Ben, bluegill, County fair, family, fish, life learning, Maya, midway, pond, rain, recycled, rides, swimming with clothes, turtles, upcycled
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Imperfect photos, on purpose
My friend Anna is in town and we met up today for lunch. We went down to a great cafe by the Hudson River, and as is often the case when Anna is around, there were photos. As we … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged anna, Ben, create, imperfect, life learning, Maya, photos, piers
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They say it’s my birthday!
Today was one of the best birthdays I can remember (and sadly I can now remember far more than seems practical). My amazing husband and kids wrote cards for me, there were flowers and a shopping trip to Athleta. … Continue reading
Photo shoot
This afternoon Maya and her friend Greta decided to do a photo shoot outside, and Ben & I got in on the action. I’m posting a few of my favorites. No interesting anecdotes or quips – just some happy … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life Learning, blogging
Tagged Ben, greta, life learning, Maya, Photo shoot
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The first warm Sunday & a New York moment
This was the scene in the Sheep Meadow of Central Park this afternoon: Although this may be your first impulse to comfort your pet, it might only scare the animal more or cause them pain.Perform any viagra levitra viagra examination … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life Learning
Tagged Ben, Central Park, cheering crowd, frisbee, joshua, life learning, Maya, sheep meadow, skywriter, soccer
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Photo of the day
Thank goodness when my brain is coming up with zilch as far as blog posts because suddenly I’m too busy obsessing about possible road trips (thanks Mom), my daughter does something like this: What the Product Claims Serogen Pure Extract … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Life Learning, Unschooling, blogging
Tagged Ben, bubble photo, creativity, life learning, Maya, Photoshop, road trips, unschooling
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