February 2010

thank you

February 25, 2010

Thank you to all who left a comment on my last post. Thank you so much. Here’s the cherry on top that I promised. I just wish I could give you each one of the actual profiteroles that Lulu made for her grandparents’ birthdays, with handmade bittersweet chocolate sauce, of course! I was touched that [...]

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pretty please?

February 19, 2010

I need your help. I’m writing myself in circles with the chapter I’m working on, and it occurred to me that some feedback from actual rather than virtual people would be incredibly useful. I have two questions that I’d love to have answered. What are your concerns regarding your kids and writing? What goals hopes do [...]

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norse myths, wii games and a whole lot of thinking

February 14, 2010

The latest episode of my waldorf guilt.  If you haven’t been reading along, these are the posts in which I wring my hands over how un-waldorfy things can get around here, and how I tend to feel guilty about it. Or try to justify why I don’t feel guilty. I’ve been feeling less and less [...]

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chapter-a-month challenge: january

February 9, 2010

It’s time for me to report back to you on whether I deserve a pat on the head or a kick in the butt on my book project. Finding interesting photos for this project is sure to be a challenge in itself. My goal is to write a draft of a chapter each month. I [...]

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retreat

February 2, 2010

This weekend, Lulu and I went on retreat with our mother-daughter group, to the hostel in Point Reyes. It was a glorious weekend. The eight pairs of mothers and daughters formed from our homeschooling support group, back when the girls were eleven and twelve. A few of the girls have left the larger group to [...]

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