I can’t hear a single word when a truck drives by. No matter how long I’ve been lived by the highway, the passing vehicles are always disruptive, always so unwelcome. It’s as if my ears remember the time when this was nothing but red earth and tall grass. But this dusty, half-lit highway is all…
The Gruffalo
Story by Julia Donaldson Read aloud by mom and dad, all the way from Stoke Newington!
A few nights ago I found myself wide awake at 3am, kids and husband sound asleep. I decided to watch a movie on my computer. And of course, I chose Before Midnight. I’m not going to spoil anything, but Jesse and Celine are together, they have kids, and at one point they have a fight. “Women explore for…
Photos by Cadence
Mom: Cadey, do you want to be the model or the photographer? Cadence: I’m already so good at so many things… I can’t choose! Shot at The Beach Hub, La Union Camera: Instax mini
Time and Tide
I spent the next hundred days crying and wanting my heart to stop. I hated each second that passed, bringing me further and further away from Mama. I was convinced that time was tearing us apart. I was 16, and I decided to live fast. Not the rock and roll, throw caution to the wind kind of fast. It was more of an efficient, no loitering around the halls kind of fast.
Unschooling
On the Wildness of Children A free child outdoors will learn the flat stones the crayfish hide under, the still shady pools where the big trout rest, the rocky slopes where the wild berries grow. They will learn the patterns in the waves, which tree branches will bear their weight, which twigs will catch fire,…
Cadence at Beach Hub
Cadence made cards for Mom and Dad at The Beach Hub, the co-working space above El Union Coffee. This is how we keep her busy while we work.
Camp Cosio 