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Solstice celebration — we did it!

December 27, 2010 by Jessica 1 Comment

I’m so excited that I managed to pull together a solstice celebration this year. At noon on the day of, I talked to my friend and let her know another mom from our Holistic Moms chapter was maybe going to make it. Usually I can’t stand last-minute things, but this time is was great to…

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Filed Under: The Arts, Uncategorized Tagged With: candles, celebrations, community, food, ritual, seasons, solstice, traditions

On the bunny slope of tradition-making – Carnival of Natural Parenting

December 14, 2010 by Jessica 17 Comments

At age 37, I still haven’t learned to ski, and almost five years and two children into parenthood, I can’t quite believe in myself as a real mom of a real family with real traditions of its own. Although a few years of experience in Waldorf education tells me that children thrive on daily rhythms…

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Filed Under: The Arts, Uncategorized Tagged With: candles, celebrations, Christmas tree, family, food, holidays, home, priorities, ritual, seasons, traditions

Happy and healthy Halloween

November 16, 2008 by Jessica 1 Comment

This year’s Halloween was a great day with crisp air and squeaky clean blue skies. I’m happy to say that, at two and a half years old, my son had a blast without having any clue that Halloween and candy have anything to do with one another. Here’s what we did: 9:00 Parade at school…

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Filed Under: Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Uncategorized Tagged With: candy, community, Halloween, health, ritual, sugar, traditions

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