What we’re up to

March 4, 2013

One of the questions I get asked a lot is “but what do you DO if you don’t do curriculum?”. It’s hard to answer because it changes from week to week, sometimes from day to day. But this week here is what we’re up to. I guess it’s a pretty typical week.   What we’re READING [...]

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Spew Haiku

February 26, 2013

  Washing spew stained sheets Rinsing off the chunky bits It’s making me gag   Dry crackers dry toast Rehydration Icy poles No you can’t have milk   Ears on high alert Listen for cough/gag/liquid Try for the bucket!   Recovery day May we all bounce back quickly Fuck you spew fairy.  

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My favorite and best

February 25, 2013

    Hi. So you’re here, welcome. Maybe you’re new here or maybe you’re an old time reader.  Have a look around. Get comfy. Why not check out some of my favorite and best posts? Maybe you want to know a bit about  Unschooling/Natural learning? Try Unschooling 101 Not Back to School Am I an [...]

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You’ve come a long way, Fatty

February 22, 2013

    In the last couple of years my relationship with my body changed. I used to feel embarrassed and ashamed about the size of my body. I felt like I was less worthy than those who were thin and I felt that the disgust aimed at my fat was valid. I felt guilt for eating foods [...]

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Free Range Art

February 19, 2013

    Welcome to my new series about our Creative Table and Free Range Art! I get a lot of joy out of rotating art supplies for the girls and seeing what they do with it. Their use of the materials is up to them, there are no expected outcomes or boxed in ways to create -as [...]

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Insomnia can go suck a dick

February 17, 2013

  That’s how I feel. All tired and blurry but wide fucking awake. Writing incoherent blog posts when I want to be sleeping.   But I know how it will roll. I’ll toss and turn in bed and be simultaneously exhausted and hyped up. My brain will be going and going. I’ll try reading but get distracted. [...]

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Choose Your Own Adventure Oat Biscuits

February 11, 2013

    I love this recipe for what is essentially an Anzac biscuit-however you like it. Remember the Choose Your Own Adventure books? You wanted the story but you took the paths that looked good to you. So when you are making this recipe you can use different versions of flour, sweetener etc depending on [...]

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Random happiness

February 11, 2013

You’ve got to love the random things that bring you joy.     -Chooks. Oh how I adore the chookies. I could watch them scratch around in the garden all day. I especially love that the kiddos named this one Darth Vader.   -Swiss brown mushrooms cooked in loads of butter. ‘Nuff said.   -A [...]

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