The other day I gave two workshops at the HSC Adventures in Homeschooling Conference in Sacramento. Speaking about writing with people who actually seem to want to listen is one of my favorite things, right up there with sweet peas, and Conor Oberst warbling in my earbuds. I love it when people raise their hands [...]

Passing a five year birthday will do that to you. First, let me tell you: your blog birthday wishes were a delight. A delight that went on for days. It’s such a treat to know how you first came here, where you come from, why you come back. I loved every single comment. Thank you for indulging [...]

This is me, sitting beside a rooftop pool in Sevilla, Spain, drinking a sangria and reading a very good book. (When Chris paid the bill for our room, he discovered that we had been charged 16 euros for this particular glass of sangria, but I will insist that it was worth it, to be drinking [...]

backyard, april 2005 Because I am tired of writing this blog series. I will get back to it, in some guise in September, but for now such earnestness seems tedious. san sebastian, spain, 2005 Because I’m missing photography. Recently I took on the crushing task of uploading every single one of our family’s digital photos [...]

Hello, Patricia! I really enjoy your blog. I have printed out various posts to keep in my homeschool library. My two kids are 12 and 9. When I suggested a writing group, they said they were not interested. When I suggested they try NaNoWriMo last November, they were not interested. I regularly ask my 12-year-old to [...]

Mr. T finished his Periodic Tale of Marvel Characters. I think it’s rather glorious. You can view the project close-up in this scrollable view on my Flickr page. It was a challenge to get all of those characters into one shot. You may remember me writing about the project back in November, after T first [...]