Getting back to homeschool this week after the seasonal break underscored the simple pleasures in this occupation. How many grandmother/tutors have the privilege of enjoying: a seven-year-old gnawing a chicken leg at second breakfast while doing phonogram drills? the burgeoning … Continue reading
Homeschool
Reading List 2009
The books I read in 2009 were varied, leaving me quite satisfied about that aspect of the year. I got an iPod for Christmas 2008, so I was able to listen to a lot of audiobooks, though I had a … Continue reading
Hopping
We interrupted our routine at Wallys to go hopping. At least that’s what Cindy called it. First, we hopped among stores: trying on clothes at Marshalls, purusing the Dollar Store, choosing new shower curtain and towels at Bed, Bath & … Continue reading
How We Play
We have fallen into a sweet little routine over here in Nevada. I get up early each morning and go for a long walk before heading to water aerobics while Cindy sleeps in. After breakfast, we do a little sightseeing … Continue reading
High Desert
Being on the high desert east of the Sierra in January is a sensual feast: the quiet, the ever changing light, the cold crisp air, the soft wash of color, the texture of brush and bare-limbed trees, the steaming hot … Continue reading
