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pt VII of: ‘Member When
Hey – ‘Member when Andy Warhol did that photo piece on Echo? Not really. This is just what happens when Echo (model) and Natalie (photographer) are having exactly the right variety and amount of fun. Of course, the effort … Continue reading
Falling for Autumn
Xideka (pronounced “Zi’-da-ka” for those who don’t know) asked me the other day if I loved Autumn. I said that I did, but that it was a bittersweet love (of course, having to divert to explain what “bittersweet” meant) because, … Continue reading
When Sisters Marry
Our girls share a very active fantasy life. There are dragons and faeries, princesses and princes, mermaids and mystics, and magic in the ether around them, folding into their daily lives and influencing them as they move from one … Continue reading
Posted in Beautifulness, Boredom Schmoredom
Tagged parenting, children, exploration, YES!, kid world, natural drives, pretend, creative endeavors, simple pleasures, play, appreciation, now, kids pretending, children's imagination, make believe, kids pretending to get married, weddings, pretend wedding
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Boredom Schmoredom (with paint samples)
Echo has learned to use scissors. It’s a “whoa” kinda thing to see our “little baby” exhibiting advanced kid skills of this variety. And it just so happens to be an ideal use for the stacks of paint sample chips … Continue reading
Posted in Boredom Schmoredom
Tagged boredom, children, creative endeavors, now, parenting, play, simple pleasures
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Mapmaking 101
Do you know what you want? Have you thought much about it? Is it something you think you even deserve to ponder? I ask this of my clients a lot. They then immediately begin whittling down the domain of such a … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged being, exploration, law of attraction, life coaching, living, now, parenting
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So Long ago, Yesterday
This is one of the earlier digital pictures in our family. Before that, I was staunchly anti-digital, so many of the pictures of Izabella’s infancy and early childhood are film prints only. But this one, from right before she turned … Continue reading
New
It’s a new day, friends. You may have blown it hugely yesterday. You may have done or said your parenting worst. You may have acted in such a way that you think your parenting license should be revoked. You may … Continue reading
The Blessing of Boredom
Our dear friend and business partner, Kris Laroche, has often been inspired by and inspiring to our parenting. We have traded ideas back and forth, read many of the same books, and been mutually encouraged by each other along the … Continue reading
Simple Pleasures
As Natalie already mentioned the other day, we had the opportunity to home-sit for some wonderful friends of our family last weekend, and it was heavenly to say the least. Here is what Echo and I did for at least … Continue reading
Posted in Beautifulness
Tagged children, father's day, learning from kids, now, play, simple pleasures, YES!
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