Category Archives: Questions and riddles

Year in Review: March 2010

March was a busy month with a lot on its strange and springy mind. March 1 – March 31 We started our new class calendar. We thought of six things (watermelon, shamrock, butterfly, fire hat, rainbow, and heart) and made … Continue reading

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Year in Review: February 2010

I My Life At the coop school, my shrinking class was planning a garden project, and I was doing a lot of writing and thinking about my work with children. February is often for me a  passage way that connects … Continue reading

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Two Worlds Touch Here: The End of Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy

“Two worlds touch here. You think men have power to call forth what they will? Evoke a world, awake or sleeping? Make it breathe and then set out upon it figures which a glass gives back or which the sun … Continue reading

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River of Dreams #22: Connections

Chapter 10 Messages Answered: More Questions Emmylou remembered the message as she came in about noon from the rest of her chores.  She was shaky and drained having had only coffee and some toast up to that point and ready … Continue reading

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River of Dreams #21: Love and Hope

Chapter 8 2 Sunday Messages Emmylou moved the goat pen to a new spot where the underbrush was thick and came back up to the house. The coop people from Felton would come later for yogurt, kefir, and cheese. She … Continue reading

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