Tag: Carpe Diem
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Origami Paper Lantern
I made this lantern for Dan’s room with some origami paper, masking tape, pipe cleaners and ribbon. The bulb is one that doesn’t get hot so it is safe!
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Dark Angels
Things that seem so bad now can sometimes seem like gifts looking back. Like these angels – from this angle they look dark, but if the photo was taken from the other side, they would be light.
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The Most Important Thing
When I was walking with Dan to school the other day, we were talking about him cycling home on his own and I said, “Be careful, keep looking around for cars and people – Observation – that’s the most important thing!” Dan said, “No it’s not!” I said, “Yes it is – what’s more important…
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Perfect
While staying with my family in the UK this summer, I was rather taken with this translation of the Upanishads by Shree Purohit Swami and W. B. Yeats which I found on my stepdad’s book shelf. Especially the first few lines: That is perfect. This is perfect. Perfect comes from perfect. Take perfect from perfect,…
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All the Clothes You Own…
Made pictures of all the clothes I have – thought it might help me get a big picture of what is there and help me decide which ones to keep!  If you want to try it, you just need: Some paper Pen or pencil Watercolor paint (or coloured pens, pencils etc.) All your clothes…
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Dappled Things
When I was taking Dan to school this morning, he suddenly shouted ‘Dappled light!’ when he saw some created by the tree leaf shadows and the sun. It reminded me of one of the few poems I remember from school which I quite like – Pied Beauty Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–89) GLORY be to God…
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When to Make Tea
I made a list of some appropriate times to make tea: 1. In the morning after waking up 2. At about 11am 3. After lunch 4. At about 4pm 5. After dinner 6. When starting work 7. During work 8. Whenever anyone comes home 9. Whenever someone comes to visit 10. When something important happens
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Clothes Peg Bats
Organised an activity to make clothes peg bats for Halloween at Dan’s English playgroup today, think I enjoyed it as much as the kids did!
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Salad People
We went to visit Dan’s friend Julian and made dinner. I just got “Salad People and More Real Recipes” by Mollie Katzen (who wrote the Moosewood Cookbook). It’s a really nice book that has picture recipes for preschoolers to follow. I made some salad people. Dan and Julian weren’t that interested in helping but they…
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Kafka on the Shore
I actually read this ages ago but on the way to London in June something happened that reminded me of the book. While Dan was running round the aisles of the plane he kept bumping into this man who would ask him if he had seen his crocodile. The man told me that he knew…
Twig Tea 