Labyrinth

March 17, 2012

We went on a walk to the beach and found a labyrinth. So of course we walked it. As we were walking, we noticed a group of kids in a spring break camp walking past us. Most kids took no notice, until one boy looked over and saw that we were doing something cool in [...]

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Recipe for an Ordinary Day

March 15, 2012

In a large bowl, mix together: – 3 meals together – 1 outing, playdate or organized project – reading time – counting and writing, as opportunities arise – two units of changing clothes and basic hygiene – music and dancing – plenty of make-believe Sift in regular intervals of cleaning up, then stir together well, [...]

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Dreaming Organically

March 14, 2012

I used to believe that the path to success began with a big dream, followed by whatever work was required in order to make that dream happen. You may have been sold this particular script too. Child decides that she wants to be a nurse when she grows up, she gets good grades as a [...]

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Tiny Tea Leaves

March 12, 2012

I finished another little-girl sized cardigan recently. A silvery grey Tiny Tea Leaves Cardigan for Miss Beatrice, who is growing at a truly astonishing rate these days. Wiggly teeth. A passion for dance. The emergence of an analytical mind. Too-small rainboots and too-short trousers. Welcome to five and a half, my dear. The cardigan is [...]

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Happy Weekend!

March 10, 2012

Here’s a photo from last weekend’s snowshoeing trip… Hope you’re all enjoying a relaxing, inspiring weekend!

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Is Parenting a Job or a Pleasure?

March 8, 2012

I noticed the blue van first, as it backed into the parking space beside our car. It made me feel romantic, with a particular kind of nostalgia. Tom and I owned the exact same van once upon a time, in the very first days of our relationship. We went on grand adventures, threw parties in [...]

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Clothing the Mama

February 24, 2012

Shopping. Whether you love it or hate it, it’s a fact of life. Right? I used to like shopping. In my early 20s I finally graduated from University and got a job that paid me enough to have some disposable income. And on my lunch breaks or on my way home from work I’d pop [...]

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Dreamtime

February 21, 2012

Pre-kids, I was a dreamer. Kind of a philosophical dreamer, but also a literal one too. I’ve always had vivid, colourful dreams that I could usually remember. Often I would remember more than one dream a night. I studied dreaming in a high-level undergrad psychology course, which made the entire 4 years and a big [...]

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February Baby

February 20, 2012

Over the past few weeks, in the middle of this creative lull of mine, I started thinking a lot about the passage of time. As in, the one-way-ticket nature of time. It’s a train that goes one way, and that train travels at the same speed for everyone. Nobody knows how long their ride will [...]

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Weekend

February 18, 2012

Sleeping in blissfully late, only to be woken up by my husband and daughter quietly setting a coffee & freshly baked biscuit on the bedside table. A run in the lashing rain. Reading short stories in a hot bath. Sending both girls off to a birthday party, escorted by their dad. Three quick girl-sized skirts, [...]

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Gentle Parenting: When the biggest achievement looks like nothing at all

February 13, 2012

In our house we have a little ritual: every night at dinner, we go around the table and ask each person what the best part of their day was.  Sometimes it’s a big outing, other times it’s something out of the ordinary we saw, or a visit with a special person.  Making progress on projects, [...]

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Easy to Please

February 8, 2012

We sat down to dinner tonight just us three girls.  I brought out bowls of homemade vegetable soup, a humble February affair with potatoes and carrots and a few alphabet noodles thrown in there for excitement.  It certainly wasn’t gourmet fare, but it was hot and fresh.  The bread was rising in front of the [...]

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this moment

February 3, 2012

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