The Zoo Question

Overcoming my ambivalent feelings about zoos, I took the kids to one today so that they could learn about frogs and toads. A particularly timely topic given our tadpole project. Our zoo doesn’t have much of a reptile house, but we were shown an interesting powerpoint presentation, saw reptile skeletons, and afterwards, took a tour [...]

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Spring Break

The Canada Geese are back, winging low over the still-frozen river in search of open water. Spring is here, Spring Break is here, and while many people will be off on some sort of exciting travel adventure, we’re still here. That’s okay though. Realizing that it might be in my best interest to have a [...]

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Friday Fieldtrip

Went to the conservatory to learn more about fair-trade coffee, and check out displays from some of the local organizations involved in organic farming, and the 100-mile diet. The kids tasted goats milk, took home a parsley plant, and played hide-and-seek among the tropical plants. They ran into some other homeschoolers too…..

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Walking the Talk

 Went to the library yesterday. It’s a once weekly outing, a 20 minute brisk walk through our neighborhood. The kids ride their bikes, or scooter, or rollerblade, and I pull the trusty wagon. It’s a great wagon. My friend’s dad made it for her, and we get to borrow it. We use it to pick [...]

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New Sport?

Cross-country rollerblading. Over grass, mud, gravel, and sidewalks. Need to watch out for cracks, sticks, rocks, and slippery leaves. Extra challenge: stairs.

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This Afternoon

Once a week, we walk Jay to knitting. It’s a drop-in class at the local second-hand shop. L used to go, and Jay used to come with me to drop her off. Jay used to sit quietly, mesmerized by the knitters, while I browsed for clothes. Now it’s her turn to take the class, and [...]

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Indian Summer

Took the monkeys to the monkey trails, where big kids ride their dirt bikes. We had it all to ourselves. Well, they did. I opted out. Took pictures instead. We saw a gaggle of geese on the river, another ominous sign of what’s to come.

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