“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Fine Arts Friday: A tentative plan
Emphasis on tentative. For fine arts, we generally follow the Ambleside schedule for art, music (composer, folk song, and hymns) and poetry. Ambleside works on a 3-term schedule, starting in September. We generally follow that, but we do some fine arts “pick up” work in the summer. I want to have a set schedule for […]
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Back to school, legally!
Or back to whatever it is we call this thing. “Back to more structured educational schedule, with less lounging about?” Today, my Washington Times Communities article is on educators and educational fair use of copyrighted material. And homeschooler, if you think this doesn’t affect you, you’re wrong. Listen, you might think our intellectual property rights […]
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Am I crazy?
Don’t answer that. So I’m watching this very interesting article on light pollution and the dark sky movement, and I start thinking: If a city was successful in implementing a thorough dark sky policy, could you have a city entirely lit as needed BUT with close access to dark skies? Like a platform or a […]
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50 years ago
Over a quarter of a million people joined the March on Washington for civil rights, a sight that still inspires. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave one of the most famous speeches in history, and probably the most famous of the 20th century, and it was actually partially spontaneous. Typically the sciatica nerve discomfort takes […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Wonderful!
I had a wonderful time in New York, but now I’m home with my family and my needy pets and my husband’s coffee. It’s good to be home. Happy links! I know I keep posting on gut bacteria (and poop), but it’s fascinating. This article talks about the gut as a second mind and links […]
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Travel day fun
This is the last day of my mommy field trip (aww) and also the day I get to go back home to my people (yay!) So no substantial post, just some fun and frivolity. See you on the flip side! With absolutely no disrespect meant to Dr. King but with a fair amount of giggling. […]
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Happy Warriors
The reason for my New York mommy field trip wasn’t just to spend time with my fabulous friend Lori. That was actually just a bonus. My primary purpose was to speak at Camp Esther, New York State Right to Life’s pro-life youth camp for teens. It’s more like pro-life boot camp, and these kids are […]
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Got (raw) milk?
This week in my Washington Times Communities Pages column, I wrote about raw milk sales legalization. As more and more states are letting consumers buy raw milk, we’re seeing more the government push back through armed raids on Amish farmers. Because that makes sense. Disclosure: my family recently started drinking raw milk. Personally, I think […]
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Fine Arts Friday: New York Nature Edition
Enjoying nature isn’t just an educational exercise we do with our kids. Sometimes, mom runs away with a friend and enjoys nature Upstate New York style. We started in the Finger Lakes region, staying at an inn attached to a winery. This is what we call “roughing it.” Then we went to Watkins Glen State […]
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Gone Fishing
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