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Category Archives: Sensory play
The River (Part 2) – On the road and under the ice
About 3 times a year (maybe more now that we make our own bread), we take a trip East to La Seigneurie St-Roch-des-Aulnaies, a grain mill dating back to 1739 and still producing flour today. Why do we drive over … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Food, Gratitude, Homesteading, Learning at home, Life, Nature, Outdoors, Seasons, Sensory play
Tagged baking, children, connection, Family, gratitude, homesteading, life, mindfulness, nature, slowing down, spring
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A week-end full of everything but blogging
Good morning all, I was supposed to sit down this week-end and really start writing down our plans for the gardens this year and all the lovely varieties we were going to grow, but the week-end got away from me … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Family Life, Life, Nature, Outdoors, Sensory play
Tagged art, children, connection, dance class, Family, growing up, home, learning, life, museum, nature, outdoors, quiet, walking, winter
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Winter blues and spring rainbows – Gratitude
So it’s official. I think I’m suffering from the winter blues. I am usually very good with winters, liking them even. But this year, I don’t know if it’s the really cold weather, my daughter’s refusal to walk when we … Continue reading
Posted in Cultivation, Family Life, Gratitude, Life, Quilting, Sensory play, Sewing, Upcycling/Recycling
Tagged children, crafts, fabric, Faith, Family, gratitude, living in the present, meditation, mindfulness, nature, outdoors, paper piecing, quilting, sewing, spring, time
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Get messy!
Little soap box moment, I hope you’ll jump in with me. I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid, getting messy was part of growing up… I have vague memories of eating dirt and playing with my … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Life, Sensory play
Tagged children, Family, freedom, get dirty, learning, sensory play, slowing down
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