Let the records show that Isadora has started her first business, an egg business. Given her penchant lately for all things “club” and paying homage to the “Lovely Ladies” moniker she bestowed upon the flock 5 1/2 years ago, we’ve decided to call it The Lovely Ladies’ Egg Club. It’s a chance for her to have some honest responsibility, with
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A friend came by a few days ago to instruct us on the ancient art of psanky, or Ukranian Egg Dyeing. In just a couple of hours, we covered the basics and got down to designing our own eggs. Psanky is basically egg batik. Beeswax is used as a resist, applied in a fine line with a kistka, the reservoir
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It was the answer to the question I had posed to her at the beginning of the week: “What do you want to learn about?” Sulfur, geodes, malachite…even behind glass they capture the attention of the Girl Who Collects Rocks Everywhere She Goes. The Boy? He was only in it for the dinosaurs. Where are the dinosaurs? No. Where are
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Lots of folks have asked how Isadora has been doing with the transition to homeschool – has she shown any regrets or signs of missing her public school? No. Thankfully, no. I suspect our Tea Time may have something to do with it. It’s an idea I believe I got from Rachel at Clean, a simple one with profound impact.
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The bus rolls by our house each morning but no longer stops at the end of the driveway. It rolls on by, whisking the eager and not-so off to school, a hefty mile down the road. This year Isadora is not joining them. She’s already at school when the blur of orange is framed within our picture window for a
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