Monthly Archives: August 2016

Seeing books anew

We’re used to doing books in this house.  Whether it’s working in libraries or compiling libraries of our own or assigning piles of them to our students, I thought we knew books.  But the kids are putting their own spin … Continue reading

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First Day at School

Katherine, 2nd grade: Katherine abandoning the photo session to point out a hummingbird in the front yard: Nathaniel, kindergarten: Nathaniel forgetting all about the school bus (even though he got up at 6, excited to ride it) because of a … Continue reading

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Farming

Our neighbor said she hadn’t seen us outside much in the past couple of weeks.  I think she’s gotten used to us working out front at all hours.  I explained that we were off plowing up a three-acre plot of … Continue reading

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