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Wander Wonder Discover
www.wanderwonderdiscover.com
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We are a family of four growing while we wander and wonder in Florida. I blog honestly about our continual discoveries with parenting, unschooling, creating, or just plain living.
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Ici en France

Its 8am here in France and I have just sat down to my second cup of coffee (a want not a need :). This is the earliest Ive been up since I"ve been here, and being the only one up right now and wr...

1 day ago

Arrivée

We arrived in Paris yesterday around 10:30 am, met my MIL and her friend at the airport and were driven to a small town outside of Paris called Orléans. The flight was smooth but exhausting as sleepi...

3 days ago

Weekending

And what a full weekend it was... So full that I didnt start packing until last night. I didnt sleep very much, but I guess with 12 hours to go on the plane that wont matter...This weekend was:bike r...

5 days ago

Sometimes

Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, no matter how kind we are, or how open and communicative we believe ourselves to be, we come across people that have no desire to reciprocate. I can honestly say...

25 may 12

On my mind and in my days

I share glimpses of whats been on my mind and in my days here...I celebrate the tiny gifts that arrive in the mail, the joy of trying new wines, the brilliant colors that drift in and out my daily pe...

24 may 12

Work and play

Work...Holding garage sales, as you probably know, is work. But a clean and organized garage that you can walk around in is certainly something worth working for. The garage sale, despite the co...

21 may 12

Lessons from a rose...

Roses are blooming all around me. Our front walkway is lined with them--all red rose bushes except one.  I have never had rose bushes before, so to watch and anticipate their beautiful, budding ...

19 may 12

Thrifty Thursday

Wood, hand-painted bowl from MexicoVintage, dark orange, metal, winding alarm clock with a ticking that could charm the socks of anyone.The alarm scared me out of my chair though.The 1920s dresser I ...

17 may 12

Smiling and smitten

Everyday I find new reasons to love where I live. I make mental notes to remind myself of what they are so that I can tell you, but of course when I sit down to write them, my mental notes are useles...

16 may 12

Weekending

The weekend began with rain, wet and gray, much needed no matter how cold it feltor dismal it looked. A bbq not thwarted,inviting newness, the promising possibility of good friendships,and most defin...

14 may 12

Up, down and all around

Holy cow!!! Another week has flown by! Hubs looked at me yesterday and said "is it me, or is time just disappearing?" Busy is as busy does...Okay, so it is completely in my nature to not rest...

11 may 12

Weekending

Im having trouble starting this post. I had started to write about our little neighbors birthday party we attended, and then maybe mention the rock sculptures the kids made in a river bed, or the man...

07 may 12

Thorns, roses, and giveaways

;Keeping it real with Monica...Thornsleftover coughsnot enough storage space!!no rainfear of new (to me) hairdressersmore annoying school rules that bother the defiant unschooler in my kids and meRos...

04 may 12

daybook

I have a cold. Inevitable I guess having two sick kids in the house for a week. I should be in bed right now, or unpacking if I had a smidge more energy, but I want to sit here instead and share a da...

01 may 12

Keeping it Real

I feel the fog lifting in my brain and there is no doubt that it is directly connected to the amount of clutter I have cleared. Clutter is so congesting and living in it for the past 3 weeks definite...

27 apr 12

Open, again and again

I tell my children often that we get what we give. Give yourself to something you believe in with sincerity and enthusiasm, and the benefits will come back, often when we least expect it. I have trie...

25 apr 12

Peek-a-boo

I see you :). I am alive, buried alive that is, in 240 boxes that arrived from FL a couple days ago. Just when I believed we had sold most of our things, suddenly I feel as if we sold nothing. How ca...

19 apr 12

Keeping it Real

Hiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!! How are you? Its been awhile, I know. Ive been on a see-saw these past several days. Up and down, good things, not-so-good things, fun things, not-so-fun things, busy with little ...

13 apr 12

Almost there....

It snowed yesterday!!! It was beautiful and these Florida born kids were delighted. I was delighted to see the absolute happiness and beaming smiles on their faces, smiles that lasted all...day...lon...

04 apr 12

I Spy

Mikhael Paskalev - I spy from André Chocron on Vimeo.Because its Sunday and I felt like it and because watching a man dance in his underwear is always a great way to start a day."I spy with my li...

01 apr 12

Keeping it real

Its true, joy pockets has been laid to rest. Mon has a new link-up at ink + chai that has a more balanced approach with recognizing the lows and well as the highs of our past week.On many l...

31 mar 12

Thrifting

Joining Cory for Thrifty Thursday, I think I did good this past week :). A mint green chair in great condition structurally but could use re-painting, a queen-sized corduroy quilt that is absolutely ...

29 mar 12

Uncharted territory

Dont be fooled. This is a picture of what I am not knitting, and what I am not reading. I am not knitting my sweater that I started nearly two months ago. You can see that it is no where near finishe...

28 mar 12

Snapshots

Its been a long time since I have experienced Spring the way I am experiencing it now. For the last 27 years it was difficult to see a clear distinction between the seasons in a climate that was alwa...

26 mar 12

round here

Soothing, yes? I feel calmer and a whole breath softer when I look at this picture...and then I turn the corner and see this...*sigh*... It is my existence at this moment, but for now that just has t...

23 mar 12

Pulse

There is much happening around here, a lease has been signed, a move-in date has been settled, and this mama is hunting furniture on Craigs List, at thrift stores, estate sales, and reclaimed furnitu...

21 mar 12

Oh mama...

I have a confession to share. I have been a bad mommy. Living in a small, temporary space (900 sq. foot), navigating in a brand new and unfamiliar town, and frantically searching for a suitable and a...

16 mar 12

Oh deer!! And the "why"

Okay okay, this Florida girl is enamored. Other than when we stayed in Virginia for a time, having deer in the backyard is certainly a new event for us. But I must ask the seasoned deer watchers, is ...

15 mar 12

7 days

Seven days later and I think, wow, how quickly we acclimate. There was a time when 65 degrees was cold for me. Today, 65 feels fabulous and I walk coatless. There was a time when going to the grocery...

13 mar 12

A Pocketful of Moments

A week full of moments and joy:This moment was taken yesterday as we walked through the streets of downtown Boulder. What I should have done was sit down right next to her and join right in... J...

09 mar 12

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