I last wrote about unschooling back in Feb ’22. Here we are in September ’24, where the girls get asked by well-meaning strangers ‘are you enjoying the holidays?’, ‘what year are you going into next?’ etc. It is not just the girls who look confused at these questions, but I too, am always taken by … Continue reading How are my children ‘educated’?
I received an email this week saying the subscription for my domain name was coming up for renewal… for a blog I haven’t written on in 18 months. But something made me take notice of that email, it stirred something in me. Why did I stop blogging? Do I enjoy it? Do I have something … Continue reading Why Blog?
I don’t use shampoo. Well, I did, but it’s been around 18 months since I last ‘washed my hair’. For those unfamiliar with the no-poo method (no shampoo!) this probably sounds gross and unnecessary. Most reactions are; ‘but, why?’ and ‘How is that even possible?’ I’ll address the ‘why’ first. Conventional self-care products are a … Continue reading No-Poo Method; how and why?!
Wintering, by Katherine May was released in 2020. By no means a new term, but this word has since reached many more people, and rightly so. The book continually flips between wintering from the actual season; the shorter days, longer nights and isolating weather to the less obvious winters we all face; the hardships, the … Continue reading Wintering
Bantham Beach, 2022 People always get soppy and show outward displays of their love around this time, don’t they? St.Valentine will be pleased. Not with us though, Feb 14th often passes us by unnoticed, that is because 3 days previously we have a private celebration of our own love story. On February 11th 2006 Richard … Continue reading 16 years of LOVE
Mid-week empty beaches are the best thing about no school. Tide being out...let's call that geography! What we have to keep reminding ourselves in the ‘unschooling community’, is that there are no rules. No right way to do it, no wrong way to do it. This week I picked up a neighbour’s son from his … Continue reading Unschooling- part 3
Winter beach days, battling wind, rain, mist and cold! I’ve pondered why I have been so reluctant to come to my computer and write something in this space so far this year, I’m yet to find an answer. One of the things I’m working on releasing is, the wanting to ‘know’. I find in always … Continue reading 2022 visions
Taken from the book, The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper and Carson Ellis Ah, there’s so much magic in the air isn’t there? Or is there? Depending on how you choose to spend these next 2 weeks can drastically alter your experience of the festive season. Are you burdened by to-do lists, financial stress and … Continue reading Traditions; old & new
I hope I’m not too late in writing this and that there’s still some people out there who need/want to buy some gifts this festive season, but want to do it in a way that’s a little gentler (to their purses and to the planet). There are some eco-warriors out there who go full-on Mark … Continue reading What is conscious consumerism?
Monday morning woodland picnic; planned by Willow, she heated up apple juice and prepared a snack for us to share. no direction, no coercion and no grading her effort. It’s with frustration that I write this blog post. I hadn’t planned to address unschooling again, just yet, I instead had ideas about the Winter Solstice, … Continue reading Unschooling- Part 2
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