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November 24, 2012

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November 24, 2012/
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Miranda Makes

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Hello! I'm Miranda. I'm an artist and homeschooling parent. I write here about a range of topics–health, art, culture, education–with a focus on family life. I live in rural Maryland with my husband and four children.

 

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One beautiful night, The owls hooted right Past me. And I shook terribly— Not from fright, But from glee. ~ Fiona, 9 years old. I learned long ago to never toss any scraps of paper without inspecting them first. I find these little treasures daily. This child has something to say.
Look at our pretty new walls in the library. Do you remember the dark red color they were when we moved in? It’s so much brighter in here now! Now to hang some art!
It has been my hope from the beginning to create a cohesive family culture that binds us together and gives the children traditions to carry with them throughout their lives. This journey has taken many twists and turns, from building traditions around the seasons to integrating holidays celebrated in Waldorf schools to reading folktales from around the world. We continue to do much of that, but in the last several years I’ve also found my way back home. The richness of the Scandinavian, Irish, and English food traditions of my grandparents, the beauty of the Catholic liturgical year, the wisdom of our ancestors kept alive through myth and legend. We all have the right—and perhaps the duty—to receive these gifts bestowed on us by generations past, integrate them into our own being, and renew them for our children. Tonight, we said grace before a dinner of Norwegian fish cakes, beet and goat cheese salad, and scallops. I’m grateful to be here and I’m grateful for what came before. #mirandamakesdinner #okayitwassheldonagain
A drawing of Marly, Sayah, and Margaret by Elsa, 6 years old.

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