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Family Iron Chef Night 28 Jun 2013 | 06:38 pm
Last week we held an "Iron Chef" night while Nelson's parents were visiting. Nelson and Helen were one team, Liz and I were a team, and Nelson's parents were the judges. Here's how it went down: H...
Summer Reading 18 Jun 2013 | 08:52 pm
I really miss the summers when I spent lazy afternoons and evenings reading to the girls, but our love of summer reading continues to grow in new ways. When the girls were about 7 and 9, we read the ...
Waldorf Graduation 17 Jun 2013 | 05:13 pm
This has been quite the weekend for us! Elizabeth graduated from her Waldorf School and, after 14 years, our family leaves a very special place. It all began on Friday morning with the Rose Ceremony ...
8th Grade Main Lesson Book 13 Jun 2013 | 05:29 pm
Liz brought home her main lesson books yesterday and I snapped a few photos--they are a bit dark but I think they show her work for this year! Chemistry Geometry Anatomy Shakespeare Modern Histor...
Poignant Times 11 Jun 2013 | 10:00 pm
These are poignant times for our family. Last week Helen returned to her Waldorf School as the Royal Page for the Knighting Ceremony. The Knighting ceremony is a 6th grade right of passage at the Wa...
Can you go back home? 10 Jun 2013 | 09:40 pm
They say you can't really go home again, but we did last weekend. We had a small family reunion at Old Sturbridge Village where my mother spent much of her career. I worked there too! Here I am back...
Writing and more writing 9 Jun 2013 | 03:00 pm
Helen attended the Young Writers' Conference in Burlington, VT, for a second year. It is three days of speakers, writing workshops, poetry slams, moth storytelling, and other writerly activities. She...
The final Waldorf play 7 Jun 2013 | 03:08 pm
On the same night as Helen's birthday AND the May Fair, Liz's class performed A Midsummer Night's Dream. The Shakespeare play is another "final moment" for Liz at Waldorf as the students perform play...
Happy 17th Birthday 5 Jun 2013 | 02:42 pm
I am pretty sure Helen will make me take this photo down as soon as she sees it, so enjoy it while you can. She just celebrated her 17th birthday and all she really wanted was to have "can cakes." I...
Final Days at Waldorf 3 Jun 2013 | 06:00 pm
Lizzie is approaching her final days at the Waldorf School. She graduates in two weeks. There are so many "final" moments right now. The may pole was one of those final moments. Here is her class si...
