Real life
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13h ago
I have a lot of various thoughts running through my head that I think are related, let's see if I can combine them all into something coherent. I actually have no idea if I can.  To begin, a brief outline of my differences trains of thought. First, J. and I often discuss learning and education. That's not surprising since he works in a college and I homeschool and read educational theory for fun. He mentioned that some college students, those who were in high school during Covid in particular, seem to be struggling more than previous students.  Then there was the conversation where ..read more
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Missing things
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2d ago
As you all know, we are working our way through Lonesome Dove at teatime. We're very neatly halfway through, just fifty or so pages away from having read 425 pages. Did I mention it is a very long book? We might finish it by the end of the school year. If we're lucky.  Anyway, sometimes you read something that you find yourself thinking about long afterwards. This happened yesterday and I have found it coming to mind throughout the day. The Hat Creek Cattle Company is taking a herd of cattle from Texas to Montana. Along the way they find themselves without a cook, so need to hire a new o ..read more
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Fiber Monday - it's not even my work
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3d ago
It's been awhile since we've had Fiber Monday around here. That would be because I really don't have anything to show. I'm still spinning the fiber for the fabric I want to weave. I'm still knitting the hat I'm working on. I'm still weaving the band on the inkle loom. They all have had some progress made, but they are at the stage where all progress looks pretty much the same as the previous progress.  I did take a class on freestyle knitting and crochet at the yarn store in Tempe. I loved it and have lots of ideas. I even have the ability to meet with the teacher occasionally as I figur ..read more
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March birthdays
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4d ago
We are three birthdays in March and as people have grown older we have taken to doing one big March celebration. Tonight was the night everyone could make it. Well, everyone but D.; we did FaceTime him so he could enjoy s bit of the celebration.  Our March birthdays are W., A., and K. Games were played, Kenzie got a walk, cats got played with, Vienna had many visitors, food was eaten, pie was served, gifts were given, and much laughter happened. And not a single photo was taken. When you have 16 people having dinner together everyone is having too much fun to think about taking photos.&n ..read more
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Weekly update - March 22, 2024
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6d ago
Look, a regular update post! Life might be getting back to normal.  There was snow today. We didn't get as much as other areas, though. It was just a light dusting which melted away by afternoon. Areas north of us had a lot of snow. This is much more typical March weather, and while it doesn't excite me, it feels less ominous than the weirdly warm weather we had. In our pot luck assortment of chicks which arrived last summer, we ended up with quite a few Easter eggers. This means we can fill an entire carton with blue eggs. For some reason, this makes me insanely happy. And we have ..read more
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Spring offerings
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1w ago
Thursdays are our co-op day, so the combination of being gone all day and teaching three classes means I'm wiped out by evening. This means you get an advertisement for your blog reading today.  I finally sat down and planned dates for various horse classes (for children) and retreats (for adults). If you live farther away, but wished you could come visit the horse's, the retreats would maje a good excuse to make the trip.  Here are some links and details. Feel free to share with anyone you think may be interested.  The spring schedule at Bittersweet Farms is open for registr ..read more
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Miracle
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1w ago
While I was gone, R. had a couple of bad moments, often involving screaming at five am. While she was able to be calmed, J. did not get the most restful weekend. This surprised me because in the days leading up to my leaving, she would have a litany of things she would tell me. "Mommy go see Grammy. Mommy come back. Daddy take care of me." This was far better processing about an impending departure than we had seen, so I was hopeful we had turned another corner.  While there was interrupted sleep, it could have been (and had been) much, much worse. Of course, I also wasn't one of the peop ..read more
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Passports done
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1w ago
Just a brief post to say I made it home by about 1:30 am last night. It was a late flight, but the plus was that I had an entire row to myself. I have now made it through the day including meal planning, grocery shopping and two hours on Zoom. While I was gone, G.'s and L.'s passports arrived, as did all those previous, irreplaceable documents we had to send in for Y.'s and K.'s passports. Then today, G.'s and L.'s documents were returned. I can officially cross off 'obtain passports' for those four. Just two left to do at some point in the future.  Since it's D&D night, I'm going to ..read more
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Don't mind me
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1w ago
Sticking my head in the orange trees to smell the orange blossoms one last time before I head home. It is truly my favorite smell in the world.  ..read more
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Disorganized attachment and brain washing
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1w ago
There was a brief moment of sun this afternoon, so I was able to read outside for a bit. Here was my view. It also meant I was able to finish Terror, Love & Brainwashing by Alexandra Stein. (A little light reading for a weekend away.)  What drew me to this book was the juxtaposition of attachment theory and totalist groups or belief systems.  Attachment theory is really a descriptive way to describe how people interact with each other and relate to the world. Usually attachment styles are determined in early childhood by relationships with intimate caregivers.  In a way ..read more
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