Teeny Tiny Mantras
Today is Patti Smith.
Patti Smith - Horses (full studio version) (by Twentysixbillion)
Kind of stuck on this song.
Elvis Costello, “When It Sings” (by Iain Halliday)
may my heart always be open to little birds
who are the secrets of living… (by ee cummings)(photo by catene)
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learning Archive
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He can do it himself
Posted on April 13, 2011 | No CommentsOnce, when he was two or three, he asked me in earnest, “can I drive?” Now he watches my right knee as we travel through town. “Why does it move... -
Kindergarten
Posted on August 24, 2010 | 3 CommentsOn Children Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they... -
Baby’s first punch in the head
Posted on July 13, 2009 | 3 CommentsWe spent some time on the playground today after camp – a common ritual for us. Declan spent much of the time playing spirited games with a group of kids,... -
The possibilities of a painting
Posted on March 3, 2009 | 2 CommentsMy brother and I grew up looking at this painting. I remember laying on the shag carpet in the family room when I was a kid, staring up at it.... -
Declan, hearts, preschool
Posted on February 26, 2008 | 6 CommentsMountains of pink Play-Doh and heart-shaped cookie cutters filled an entire table in the classroom. It was Valentine’s Day. Eyes bright, Declan went straight to the mound, tore off a...
