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I've been thinking about the relationship between influence and control for a while now. I have a feeling that this must be one of those...

Noah and I made this little motor the other day after he had impressed me by taking apart the dyno-generator flashlight that had broken, rep...

For many years in our homeschooling journey I tried to keep my eyes on the horizon ("I want my children to be happy, moral, confident a...

Sometime a week or two ago Fiona surpassed the 100-Twinkle mark. She is now a "Twinkler" rather than a "pre-Twinkler" an...

Three weeks ago I wrote about some progress I felt I was making with Noah at establishing a positive, optimistic outlook. By taking into ac...

Fiona, who began her diligent daily work on the violin about eight months ago, at age 2, is now a three-year-old Twinkler. First she learned...

"Periodic Unschoolers' Panic Disorder" (PUPD) is a syndrome which is receiving increasing attention in unschooling circles. Ap...

Once in a while homeschooling skeptics raise the issue of teamwork. "Well sure," they'll say, "homeschooled kids learn re...

Lately we've been making a lot of hummus and falafel, so putting dried chick-peas out to soak overnight is a regular occurence here. I...

A couple of weeks ago a tidying frenzy resulted in the rediscovery of Playmobil castle fun. Playmobil has been enjoyed in many different wa...

Today the three older kids and I got up before daybreak (at 4 a.m.) and drove up to the pass near us. From there we watched the sky lighten ...

Today I learned: 1. That 12-year-olds who haven't had their child-like-ness "socialized" out of them at school will still cont...

I help run the Suzuki Valhalla Institute , a week-long summer music workshop for Suzuki families. Last summer I came up with two fun option...

Many kids these days are over-scheduled. Children and parents are constantly faced with tough decisions, trying to prioritize their many out...

This is my morel mushroom lantern. It's made by a local artisan. I'd coveted this lantern at markets and in a gift shop for almost ...

A few months ago the kids started talking about their desire to create a more detailed and comprehensive version of their map of Euwy World ...

Every day with children is a learning experience. For mom as much as the children. Today I learned: 1. That cobalt blue acrylic paint and ...

The danger of extensive flooding has dropped on the Slocan River in the past few days. I've been watching the government's flood wat...

For the first time in many weeks we had nothing to do today. Well, Erin had a soccer practice at 9 a.m. but that hardly counted since I just...

Here is Fiona enjoying her first garden salad of the year. It was just a perfect "Fiona-sized salad", made up of 6 or 8 shoots of ...