a very special delivery
going to a very special place:
the fairy house in our school garden.
they will be so happy.
“find happiness by delivering it”
– chris murray
Oct2
Category Archives: childhood
Sep19
comfort always.
day two of our return to school
we all find comfort in our own way
a donkey, a pillow, a bus, a dragon
each makes all the difference to someone.
—
“cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always.”
-hippocrates
Sep18
the kinder came.
the kinder came
they masked
they played
they conquered.
—
“this is the short and long of it.”
– william shakespeare
—
first day of school – september 2020
Sep17
most unusual day.
today is the first day back at school
i imagine the kinder calmly gliding into nature with me
all possibilities are on the table
could be more like the picture below
most likely will fall somewhere in between.
“today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have.”
-william arthur ward
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photo credits: vintage pinterest, gamma-keystone london
Sep5
spirited.
fifteen months old
back to the baby book we go
another precursor to my future
pretty accurate then and now.
not so much the running.
—
“walks and runs real well. understands almost anything you tell her. climbs on everything.
also started kissing at 15 months.”
– my mom
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“once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight,
or any experience that reveals the human spirit.”
– e. e. cummings
Aug14
rhythm and music.
from the rhythm and music section of my baby book:
“loves to hear record player going or any music at 15 months.
attempts to dance to it and complains when music stops.”
not one part of this has changed except for my age.
—
“music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul.”
-plato
Jul25
birch.
standing in my yard
a child
small among the birch trees
i would slowly peel away the bark
creating the most delicate pieces of beautiful paper
a gift from the tree
uncurled and waiting to be my papyrus.
—
“out of sight above the house, the mirror moon reflected the sun of a day not yet dawned,
shining the pale light of tomorrow on the yard and on the paper birches.”
-dean koontz
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image credit: white birch fragrance oil
Dec7
the teacher is the learner.
what an honor and a pleasure
it was
to have spent two days
with intelligent caring educators from many places
coming together
to
share, discuss, question, wonder, listen,
learn from each other
about leading
respectful, compassionate, joyful, creative, curious, playful, democratic classrooms
for young children
where they begin
to discover and grow a love of learning
about the world near and far
every experience
preparing them for what is beyond
this comforting place
they call school.
—
“the limit of your present understanding
is not the limit of your possibilities.”
-guy finley
Nov14
that’s going to leave a mark.
“a child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.”
– Chinese Proverb
Oct9
boxes.
kinder enjoy life outside of the boxes.
—
“smile at your critics for they have yet to see the universe that exists outside the box”
-paul bradley smith
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