Comfort foods
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Today I was reading in Mindless Eating about comfort foods and the differences between what women choose and what men choose. What’s the big difference between men and women? When…
Book Talk
You can’t set boundaries on other people
Back when I was first married – when dinosaurs roamed the earth – someone gave me this book. I think I picked it up for a moment and realized that…
Socialization
The older that my kids get, the less that I am worried about “socialization”. I went to a mix of public and private schools. My dh was homeschooled up until…
“100 Mile Diet” / “Plenty” book tour in Boulder and Denver
Sorry for another “local” post, but I just want to get the word out. The authors of the 100 Mile Diet (also called Plenty here in the states) will be…
Why do I lay books down?
I have this terrible habit – sometimes I am in the middle of reading a really good book and I put it down and completely forget about it! I don’t…
Obedience – a difficult word
Today as I was reading in Home Education by Charlotte Mason, I was thinking about how many different parents (including myself) now shy away from the word “obedience”. So many…
Delightful habits
Ever since my first reading of Charlotte Mason’s works, this was an idea that really stood out to me. Good habits are often viewed as being a chore in our…
Mourning Wild Oats
I went out and did my grocery shopping today. I was bummed as I went around Wild Oats and realized that soon it would be swallowed up by Whole Foods.…
How to Read a Book (and how to bore a reader)
I feel terrible saying this, but I am so glad to be done with this book. It wasn’t a bad book exactly, but I now come away from it thinking…
New books and my chance to hear Michael Pollan speak
I have all of these entries in the works, but I’ve been bogged down and haven’t had them time to actually write them out. Last night I had the opportunity…
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