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Friday, March 27, 2020

CHARACTERISTICS OF AN INDULGED CHILD: AN ALLEGORY

Impatient. Self-centered. Demanding. Magical thinking. Refuses to accept facts. Ignores instructions/advice. Denies responsibility. Tells lies. Shifts blame. Takes unnecessary risks. Expects much praise for minor accomplishments. Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 26, 2020

IMAGINE 1859: - conclusion

“Man works from dawn to set of sun. / Woman’s work is never done.” There’s bread to bake, a baby to nurse, the garden to cultivate, plant, weed, and then harvest. In the fall there’s canning, pickling and storing the food for the coming winter. Children need to be taught to read and write, at least... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

"Eric Benedict"

A person using this name just posted on my FB page - in his comment said he'd like to get to know me "more better." He'd liked at least 8 other posts. Backtracked his profile and he had no friends, it looks like a fake profile to me, complete with a stock photo on his home page. If you get a request... Sign in to see full entry.

THINK HUNKERING DOWN IN 2020 IS TOUGH? IMAGINE 1859

As we continue to imagine family life in the pioneer era where every day brings hard physical work and a daily struggle for survival, there are few comforts or conveniences. Women make their own candles. The soap needed for bathing, washing clothes and cleaning the dishes is made by processing beef... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

THINK WE'VE GOT IT ROUGH?

IMAGINE 1859: Clara and Jeb and their three children live in a two-room cabin on the 160-acre homestead claim they are proving up. The main room includes the cookstove, the dining table and chairs, perhaps a bookshelf, hangers to hold the coal-oil lanterns, a cupboard for the dishes and cooking... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 23, 2020

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

Have said the Covid19 pandemic was unlike anything I’ve experienced in my lifetime. Then I remembered polio. There was a widespread terrifying polio epidemic in the late summer of 1949 and another in 1952 that reached even into the wilderness of the Cascade foothills in Washington state. It killed... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 22, 2020

ACTIVITY FOR STUCK AT HOME ADULTS WITH KIDS

CURSIVE WRITING 101: Since our early middle schoolers are no longer being taught cursive writing in their regular classrooms, this irregular situation might be a good time to teach them how. Begin by creating an alphabet like the ones we used to see above the blackboards before techworld. Use a page... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 21, 2020

ABOUT JOURNALING WHILE HUNKERED DOWN

There’s a brilliant how-to book for writers and artists: “The Artist’s Way,” by Julia Cameron. There’s also a companion workbook – some of the following suggestions are no doubt adapted from that source, but I passed along my copies of those books to friends and can’t just pull quotes for the here... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 20, 2020

BACK FROM THE FUTURE: A FIRESIDE TALE

During the great snow of 2053 as the grandkids gathered around the stone fireplace in the family room, the story teller took a sip of her coffee and cleared her throat. “Them was hard times, I’m a-tellin you, Kiddies. I hope and pray you never have to face a toilet paper panic like the one we had in... Sign in to see full entry.

HUNKERED DOWN

Email from the volunteer coordinator at The Center – suspending all volunteer shifts at the front desk for the duration. So now I’m among the vast numbers of persons laid off from their jobs during this freakin’ scary and downright inconvenient pandemic. So I won’t be collecting any “pay” for a... Sign in to see full entry.

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