Category Archives: Science

A World of Pleasure in Contrariness

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Stephanie

I just watched Bill Moyers’ interview with Wendell Berry (thanks, Adriane, for sharing the link!). After reading many of his books, poems and essays, it was a pleasure to listen to this interview and hear him speak about so many things that are close … Continue reading →

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Raise Children to Defy Stereotypes

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Stephanie

If we truly want to our children to defy stereotypes, we’re going to have to refrain from indoctrinating our children with our old dysfunctional ones. Continue reading →

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Biking, Building, and Balloons

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Stephanie

Where have we been, you may be wondering? I don’t have anything exciting to report except that we’ve been here all along, up to our usual activities. OK, maybe a few kind of new things: Someone turned four years old! … Continue reading →

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Backyard Play is the Best

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Stephanie

Some days, we make big plans and then bag ’em, just because it is so fun to stay home and dink around in the backyard. Nowhere to go, no timelines set, no instructions given, no guidelines provided. Direct your own adventure. … Continue reading →

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Catching Up

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Stephanie

Sometimes I feel like I am always catching up! It is impossible to document every amazing moment we have with this small person but, rest assured, we do our best to enjoy all of it. And, for the sake of our loved … Continue reading →

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The upside of slowing down

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Stephanie

It takes some work to slow down. It takes practice, patience, letting go, an absence of deadlines and maybe — no, definitely — some deep breathing. Often it requires all of the above. I am still learning to slow down. … Continue reading →

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Slow exploration and rethinking things

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Stephanie

Mia and I have had several more delightful trips to the Botanical Gardens; I photographed one of these outings. As much as possible, she is allowed to explore and play on her own time frame with as few rules or interventions … Continue reading →

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