Tag Archives: Maya

Happy Day

Today was not only Mother’s Day, but Joshua’s birthday.  A double bonus in our house.  (Joshua’s birthday always falls around Mother’s Day, and my birthday on June 22nd is usually within a few days of Father’s Day.  Funny.) We had … Continue reading

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Photoshop

Yesterday was Photoshop day. Maya, as many of you know, is an avid video maker/editor, but last week she decided she needs to learn Photoshop. I knew I was going to be of little or no help.  Adobe, while not … Continue reading

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Hair

[In case you missed the announcement, I have a new blog at Unschooling NYC in which I'll be posting about all things learning and education related, and which you can find here. The Green Mangoes Blog will now be my … Continue reading

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What a week!

I hereby give my own mini standing ovation to all the event planners out there.  You are sorely under-appreciated.   Why is that, all you non-event planners might ask? Well. First there are the lists.  Lists of attendees, rsvp’s, items … Continue reading

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Standing up to testing? I applaud you

Last night I took part in a “Comments” discussion on Lisa Nielsen’s Innovative Educator blog.   The post in question was titled “Tell Bully Principal How You Feel” .  In it, Lisa called for her readers to send emails to … Continue reading

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Eduardo & Bob

Yesterday we made a trip to Chinatown to get “squishies”.   The shopping was a major success, with the kids finding what they wanted at prices that were amazingly cheap. Then we headed toward Canal St. and the subway station … Continue reading

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The right kind of learning

It’s a bit of a surprise to me, when I think about it, that neither of my kids is interested in sports.   Not in playing and not in watching, either.   I grew up watching the Cincinnati Reds baseball … Continue reading

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More like it…

Today we drove down to Newport Beach and spent the afternoon in the sun and on the sand.  Can I just say, “Ahhh!”    So much better than navigating the crazy traffic in Los Angeles.   We saw a pod … Continue reading

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Unsocialized

Yep, definitely a group of socially awkward kids.  How will they ever make any friends? This was NYCHEA’s Art & Design meeting, and clearly no one had any fun at all… Recently, http://deeprootsmag.org/2017/07/05/bobby-osborne-sui-generis/ acquisition de viagra a package from India … Continue reading

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Book club stories

I mentioned last month that the girls in our book club were going to write a short story to bring in for this month’s meeting.   Even though I’m a bit biased, I thought they did an amazing job.  The … Continue reading

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