I know, I know, there are already a handful of conference type gatherings for Unschoolers, but what if, year round maybe, there was a magical place set in a rich natural environment where we could all hang out and vacation or hell, why don’t we just all move there?
Zenmomma’s hubby Jon has an Idea.
What do you think? Let him know and add your ideas as well.
So, we haven’t been to the community garden since June 13th, right before we left for vacation. I finally got down there tonight at around 8:30 pm. Oh My Gosh…like, all that rain we’ve been havin’…our little measly lot has turn into a jungle of sorts! (No, I really don’t talk like that!)
Tonight (from our plot) I harvested:
1 med. head worth of leaf lettuce
Few bits of bib lettuce
15 radishes
Few sprigs of basil
Few sprigs of sage
1 tiny (about the size of a roma tomato) purple bell pepper — I couldn’t wait for it to get bigger!
From the Community Side I Grabbed:
Few sprigs of Dill
Few sprigs of lemon thyme
On my walk home, I harvested some lavendar from a yard — I doubt they’ll notice!
I apologize that these pictures are so fuzzy, but it was just about dark and camera was having issues, or rather I was having issues — either way, the pictures do not speak the true name of our garden.
This last picture is of our plot with our salad & chives up front, super tall radishes, giant cauliflower and broccoli and wild and sprawling black heirloom tomatoes (at the far end). There are other things in there, but those are the biggest guys right now.
Two sobering and very easy to understand presentations about where Stuff comes from, plastic and related matters. Very good resources for educators or homeschoolers.
Doup? ?as! B?h ?ichat n?jaký bláto a dát spropitné tebe ar krá?ení dále tv?j Matka. ?init n?co druh do tv?j Matka Doup? dnes. Dát spropitné a?koli , denn? is neur?. ?len Doup? ?as!
For those of you who don’t ‘do’ Czech, here is the translation:
Earth Day! Go smell some dirt and remember you are walking on your Mother. Do something kind for your Mother Earth today. Remember though, everyday is an Earth Day!
Over the last couple of weeks the kiddo and I have been venturing outside to tend to the yard and garden areas. We are about to get some plants into the soil.
Today we planted some really old cucumber seeds, poppy flower seeds and sweet basil seeds to see if they were any good. It was just something to hold over the kiddo until our local nursery (The Urban Gardener) opens up in a couple days.
Our List of Things to be Planted:
There’s also onions, garlic, tomato and broccoli among other things, but I think most of those will be saved for the community garden we are involved with.
I usually hate working out in the yard, but this year I have been looking forward to it. It’s nice to feel the soil between my toes and to get my hands in the dirt. Elijah is sure enjoying it too.
We have signed ourselves up to work in the community garden that is just getting started in our neighborhood. It’s located in the yard right behind The Vault, our neighborhood coffee and tea bar. This will be a wonderful adventure.
More garden notes to come.
I just thought that since a reader of this blog decided to post about me and my house’s “shoes off at the door policy”, I would be kind enough to link to it for others.
Can Punks have a shoes-off policy?
Well, can they?
On further examination of my beliefs regarding this, I find that it’s not really a rule at our house, but just one aspect of a principle that we live by. We want to show respect to other people and their effects…showing our respect by removing our shoes to help cut down on dirt in their house is very respectful. We tend to only treat others in such a way that we are comfortable with people treating us. On the same note, I don’t feel disrespected when someone doesn’t remove their shoes at my door…maybe I would if they were to make it an issue that they weren’t going to remove their shoes.
My comment I left regarding the matter:
Hey, you’re talking about me — but in a nice way!
You know, coming from an ‘elbows on the table are OK’ kind of person, I can see what you are saying about whether or not persons with an antiauthoritarian mindset can request that shoes be removed at the door.
However, it is a request in our house and not a requirement. Here’s what we like and what we do…no one is going to send you back out the door if you don’t follow. Tis different from someone mistreating my child or husband, in my eyes.
However, all of our friends (who might label themselves in a manner similar to us) have the same shoes off at the door ritual that we have, so it is just second nature for them when they come over.
At parties and other large gatherings, there are usually so many people there who take their shoes off out of habit that it’s hard for one to ignore the pile-o-shoes at the door. Any person not familiar with a shoes off ‘policy’ would almost feel compelled to comply without ever being asked.
You bring up a good question. Even if myself and persons like me were to ‘require’ shoes off at the door, I can’t imagine it really being ‘called out’ or questioned. It does warrant some thought.
So, what are your thoughts on the matter?
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