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Unwinding after HEFF: A Journey from Festival to Family Time | Day 235 of my 2023 Journal
Recapping the final day at HEFF Festival, from morning yoga to driving off with friends. Discover how we navigated the come-down and cherished the moments.
Emergency vet appointment | Day 234 of my 2023 Journal
Our oldest dog, Yuna, does not like wasps and bites out after them when they circle her head. This time, Yuna got one of them bastards, and while biting it, it bit back and stung her on the tongue. Damn. There is no way to know if this is dangerous. The tongue could swell so much that the dog might have trouble breathing, so we drove off to the nearest vet.
Teenagers | Day 233 of my 2023 Journal
Explore the benefits of unschooling for teens. A parent shares insights on building confidence and respect through self-directed education. Learn how a nurturing approach can positively impact adolescence and create a culture of well-being and trust.
The Coffee Conversations | Day 232 of my 2023 Journal
How lovely at a festival to have a nice coffee guy on site, serving the perfect espresso-based drink for less than three pounds. What a luxury to sit with a friend in the sun with my morning coffee, talking about everything and then nothing and then everything again.
Not back to school | Day 231 of my 2023 Journal
Kids don't want to be in school. Yet the adults in this society who, on the one hand, all recognize the fact most kids don’t want to be in the schools still believe they need to manipulate their children and tell them how great it is, how it is going to be so much fun, bribing them with new backpacks and pencils with glitter, new outfits, and more stuff.
Worldschooling | Day 230 of my 2023 Journal
What is it anyway? Worldschooling?
We had signed up to give a talk about our educational style under the headline “Worldschooling.” And it got me thinking. How do I explain what it is? And is it truly our educational style?
Vegan and glutenfree | Day 229 of my 2023 Journal
Our style of eating does not make it easier to travel full-time. We are vegan and gluten-free. Honestly, I sometimes wish it would just be easier. But at the Home Education Family Festival, we were lucky enough: The only food stall was vegan AND gluten-free, just exactly like us. And they had crepes! Yay.
Home Education Families’ Festival | Day 228 of my 2023 Journal
Every day, there is yoga on, discussions and panels, workshops of all sorts, sports and crafts, and dance, and you name it. Evenings of music, live bands, and DJs all from the community, and everyone dancing, laughing, and hanging out.
Fairford and a friend | Day 227 of my 2023 Journal
Fairford is a small town in Gloucestershire in the Southwest of England. A pretty and neat little place I would have never visited if it was not because one of my friends grew up there and, for the moment, lives with her mother in the family home.
Stonehenge, what can I say? | Day 226 of my 2023 Journal
“There is no way I am leaving England without seeing Stonehenge first,” my youngest child said when we did our planning day in Forest of Bowland a week(ish) before. Funny enough, you might think he would be tired of old stone circles, cathedrals, pottery, and little round marks in the ground where there might or might not have been some wood construction 6000 years ago. He is not. None of us are.
You will never walk alone | Day 225 of my 2023 Journal
This is the key to football as a religion. The loneliness. Or, more precisely: The human craving for belonging. There has been so much lost in modern society, and football can sometimes mend it: bring people together, makes us feel part of a tribe, part of something bigger.
William Turner at TATE Liverpool | Day 224 of my 2023 Journal
William Turner is epic. And the exhibition was special. I think we spend two or maybe 3 hours staring at how he describes the ocean, the clouds, the sky, the boats, the brutality and the beauty, the light.
Everything The Beatles | Day 223 of my 2023 Journal
We walked the streets, passed the club where the Beatles took their first steps into fame, the whole rock and roll area with live music (of varying quality), the wall of fame (and yes, it IS overwhelming how many superstars has played on the same scene), the statues in the streets, the t-shirt shops with Beatles Beatles Beatles, and the Beatles statue at Albert Dock.
Arriving in Liverpool | Day 222 of my 2023 Journal
Here begins a little bite of the road trip, just the five of us - as planned on our pausing day in Forest of Bowland. Liverpool was on the way to Stonehenge, and Stonehenge was on the bucket list. We have a dear friend from Liverpool, and we cherish the dialect.
Kendal | Day 221 of my 2023 Journal
We met Annas' family at the castle in Normandie in the spring, and we all got along very well. And it was a pleasure to visit them in Kendal, even though we had only one day to share.
Sheep, Rivers and Stone walls | Day 220 of my 2023 Journal
We stopped at the most magical and beautiful place to have lunch in the grass by the river under the trees. Literally magical. We crossed the river to walk the moss on the other side, took many photos, and enjoyed the whole thing.
Pausing day | Day 219 of my 2023 Journal
When our friends went back to Denmark, we decided to rent the lovely house for an extra day just to have some peace and quiet. Since the beginning of April, we have been surrounded by people every day, except for 3 days: 2 Driving days from Rome to Normandie and one single day in Copenhagen.
Playing Dungeons & Dragons | Day 218 of my 2023 Journal
Not many adults take the time to play. This is too bad. A D&D adventure is a great experience to share with loved ones; any game, any play pretend, any unfolding of silliness and fantasy among friends is a beautiful energy to unleash.
They can simply not cook in England | Day 217 of my 2023 Journal
Visiting Great Britain, we thought: let's go visit a tearoom. Asking around, the best tearoom in the area was supposedly the PuddleDuck Tearoom. Eating lunch out would free time to play D&D all morning on a rainy day. It seemed like a good plan.
Almost Scotland | Day 216 of my 2023 Journal
I will let the pictures speak for themselves. There is not much more to say. Walking for several hours with my family and my friends in this beauty was, of course, a blessing.
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Cancer-surviving psychologist, former single-parent; co-sleeping, yogi, gluten-free, primarily plant-eating; happily married, stay-at-home, organic barefooted hippie and mother of four, living in a bus, knitting teddy bears and learning languages, counseling and enjoying sunsets.
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