Tag Archives: children
Where we’ve been
My husband grew up in Eastbourne on England’s south coast (just east of Brighton, if you know it), so this was our base for our two weeks in the UK. We also took four days to do London (where we … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Modern life
Keeping it old school: take 2
I’ve written a lot here about how we prefer handmade and hand-operated tools and things to their modern counterparts. Preparing our beds for spring planting is no exception. This lovely old hand plough was found here on our land after … Continue reading
Filed under Farm life, Raising children, The joy of recycling
The best family books, revisited
We’re big readers and we try to read together as a family as much as we can. This isn’t always easy – good weather, busy schedules, projects on our land, can all conspire to make it difficult to do this … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Modern life, Raising children
Always check your labels
There must be parents or grown-ups out there who have had this conversation before, or a variation on it at least, but it was totally new for me tonight. My children are 14 and nearly 9, and it surprises me … Continue reading
Filed under Modern life, Parenting
Whipped, but not for long
I must confess that is how we were feeling on Sunday. A good whipped, mind you, not a bad one. You know, the gentle but steady flogging of honest, hard work, not the nasty lashes of a universe out to … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Farm life, Growing food
Happy Easter
All photos and art direction courtesy of our eight-year old. The mouse’s nest in the middle photo was found out in one of our fields earlier this weekend, and was quickly incorporated into our very simple Easter decorations. The stuffed … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Parenting, The joy of recycling
And now for something a little different
Click on any image to launch the slideshow. Most children have some kind of fascination with fire; I suppose we are all drawn to it in a primeval way. Our youngest was super keen to burn something other than wood … Continue reading
Filed under Esse woodstove, Family, Raising children
Natural friends
We may have reverted to cold temperatures and frosts in the morning, but there is no denying that the wildlife has emerged for the year. Just this weekend the boys found this garter snake and made a temporary shelter for … Continue reading
Filed under Farm life, Raising children
Bonding over Bananagrams
My older son and I have a ritual. When it’s been too long since we last made time to sit down together and play Bananagrams, we pass each other somewhere in the house and I say “you owe me a … Continue reading
Filed under Modern life, Parenting, Raising children
Winter, we hardly knew ye
Winter has changed here in eastern Ontario, a place where I grew up and now am raising my own family. Winter is changing in many places, but let me tell you what I see here. I remember these things about … Continue reading
Filed under Modern life
