Author: Jamie
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Life lately: May highlights
“Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” ~ Hans Christian Andersen May is the month of an explosion of hydrangeas in my backyard. I have pink, purple, and blue — and they make me all kinds of happy! happenings & homeschooling Sea turtle season has kicked off, and…
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Parenting boys: looking ahead (and back) at the teen years
My first foray into parenting a boy was when I became stepmom to a teen already significantly taller than me. He drummed on everything (EVERYTHING) and could fall asleep anywhere (gets that from his dad), but has always been a likeable guy. He didn’t fit any of the negative expectations our culture tries to pin on…
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Half Marathon for ALS Awareness
Today is my dad’s birthday. He’d have been 76. If not for ALS, even at that age, he would’ve likely continued to fill his days with hiking, gardening, and talking to the black bears that frequented the mountain home he built himself. He still would’ve been riding his Harley and meeting buddies at Waffle House…
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Interest-led nature study on the coast
Y’all. I had big plans this year for nature study. We were going to do Barb’s awesome outdoor hour challenges like I did back when Kathryn was little. We were all going to have nature journals and update them regularly. We’d even incorporate art lessons with our nature journals. It would be Elementary Nature Study…
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Every morning starts this way…
Ancestry research shows much of my kin came from Ireland. The Irish consume more tea per capita than any other country. Coincidence? I think not. With only very rare exceptions, I start every day the same way: I get up and stumble to the kitchen with a black dog at my heels. On my way…