Catching up

I haven’t had much time to update lately.  Spring is upon us in Houston and we have been living outdoors as much as possible before the summer hits!  I really think our Spring only lasts a matter of weeks – temps will be in the 90s any day now!

We had a lovely time at our [...]

Rainbow Bridge Ceremony

Due to plenty of wonderful happenings in the school, we just got around to Aidan’s rainbow bridge ceremony this past week.  This is such a lovely, serene, and reverent event.  All the children are so incredibly attentive.  Quite a few know the story so well that I could hear them reciting it under their breath.

The [...]

Mighty oaks from Little Acorns grow.

Today, I’m blogging over at our school’s website.  Come have a look by clicking the link below!

Great Oak School

Martinmas 2010

Thought I hadn’t heard of Martinmas before my children were born, it’s quickly become one of my favorite celebrations.  I love the lantern walk, the songs, the stories, and working on that inner light to hold us over through the dark winter.  The lantern walk is just so inspiring and magical for children and adults [...]

Rain Gear

“There’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.”

Yesterday, on the first of November, the temps were in the upper 80s.  I can’t think of many people who were thrilled about that around here.  Today, on the second day of November, the tips dipped down into [...]

Our second lantern walk ;)

Friday night, we attended a walk at the waldorf school Aidan and Ollie attend.  After going to his first walk on Wednesday, Aidan was filled with anticipation and excitement to get to do another one.  It started with a gathering of everyone in the room that we have our classes in for short presentations by [...]