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?
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
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
Wren waiting for an alfresco dinner (whilst we still can) on our communal table. Goodbye summer. A statement that could be laced with sadness if it wasn’t for the gentle, loving arms in which we fall into each autumn. I find the change of season between summer and autumn to be the most beautiful, even … Continue reading Easing into Autumn
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