Word Traveling

Category: Homeschooling

  • Inspired by the Bricks: a lego stop action and poem.

    Inspired by the Bricks: a lego stop action and poem.

    Lego Stop Action and a Poem   These bricks, these bricks are everywhere in my pantry and the green chair. We’ve tried to sort them all by color How they escape? I’ll always wonder- The plastic bins Never can contain them- Because he’s always rearrangin’ We pick them up and then, just then- It’s time…

  • Where in the wor(d) Wednesdays?

    For some time, I’ve wanted to share images  I’ve captured around the world with other writers as a tool for inspiration… Without further ado, I announce “Where in the World Wednesdays?” The format is this: 1) Check in on Wednesday to the “where in the world Wednesday?” link, right here on Word Traveling 2. Grab…

  • Moving Day

      Blog moving is just about as fun as house-moving. HAH! Something we’re all too familiar with… Let’s see… in the past 11 years since Luis and I met, I’ve lived… …Jupiter, Florida …Orlando, Florida …Myrtle Beach, South Carolina …Las Vegas, Nevada …Europe- all over, but mostly from the back of our Volvo XC90 (Spain, Italy, France,…

  • A page from Paris with Kids

    A little word art… from old travel books and my photos…inspired by an article I read in Florida Weekly about an artist named Austin Kleon. In between preparing to move and renovate a new home, homeschooling and keeping our family running, I’ve been following along on a 15-day writer’s challenge from a friend and mentor, Jeff Goins. Last night,…

  • 7 Secrets to a Non-Conforming Homeschool

    This was originally written for the Home Educating Family blog. Click over there and read the descriptions of a non-conforming homeschool! Do you remember a song from your childhood that sang “Make new friends, but keep the old… one is silver and the other gold?” One of my “silver” friends is a recent Floridian transplant…

  • The Air is Thick

    The air is thick Engulfed Humidity Activity Aromas of latte, Spending, and Cologne People. But also Him. Them. In the chaos there is peace Calm Rest The world is a blur. Small conversations escalate around Escalators move to the next entertainment destination We sit at peace In silence. Creating Thinking Wondering Occasionally a word is…