my heart goes out to all children, their families, and their teachers
senselessly lost or hurt this week in a just a moment at a local school.
as a mother, grandmother, teacher, and human
i cannot make sense of it.
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image credit: wild and precious
just another monday as we head back to school
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“they say to think within the box,
but it’s funny how those in the box never go anywhere,
where those outside it, get to see the world.”
―anthony liccione
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image credit: Children crossing the river on their way to school, Italy, 1959. (Photo by Tino Petrelli)
a fine and special treat shared
as we begin our adventure together
homemade foraged ice cream
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“to see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower –
hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.’
-william blake
first day
so many things to wonder, so many things to discover
“the larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.”
-ralph washington sockman
on the last day
in the last hour
of a wild ride
in a year of ups and downs
we all made it through
the kinder emerged stronger than ever
taking a final gentle walk
into the sunshowers of summer.
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“now shall i walk or shall i ride? ‘ride,’ pleasure said; ‘walk’ joy replied.”
-w.h.davies
so happy to be celebrating
*Love Makes the World Go Round;
But, Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week: 8-14
i feel lucky to have a job that keeps me laughing.
who else gets to say/respond to such great things at work?
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“you need to have pants on.”
“try not to touch every person in the room”
“i know you washed your hands this morning, but it is afternoon now.”
“fish don’t really like to be hugged.”
“try to bend your legs to sit on the sled, that is called making them stiff and that is different, try to bend…..”
“did you call me grandpa?”
“it’s important to have both shoes.”
“before we start we all have to promise not to cry if we don’t get to the candy castle first.”
“behind you is that way.”
“why did she call you beth?”
“if you put that in your nose, it might not come out.”
“your snowpants are backwards, let’s see if i can help you fix that.”
“you want to be called something new?”
“i’m pretty sure these are your boots because your parents put them in your bag and they have your name on them.”
“your mom is having a baby but you’re not supposed to tell anyone yet?”
“i’m not sure that ranch dressing is good to drink.”
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each day is the best day ever.
never a day goes by without a laugh or ten.
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image credit: puffin puff pastry, google images
what could be better
then box-sledding
on dirt and dried grass
while dreaming of snow?
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“my first playpen was a cardboard box.”
-michael lee-chin
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.
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“cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always.”
-hippocrates
the kinder came
they masked
they played
they conquered.
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“this is the short and long of it.”
– william shakespeare
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first day of school – september 2020
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
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