JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

I hadn’t read Aaron Swartz’s blog until last week when I saw a link (somewhere – everywhere?!) to his posts from his first week at Stanford. I have now subscribed to his feed, and enjoyed his descriptions. I also appreciate his school site. Reading his adventures ( Day 1 starts here) reminded me of my […]

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I agree that the year disappeared. Fall arrived fast. This year it seemed to come with September, a surprise, stealing our usual lingering Indian Summer and replacing it with wet cool weather, like a Grinch on Christmas. We grab fleece jackets before we go outside and tomorrow we’ll pack the sandals in boxes for next […]

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Hot and uncomfortable, I wrote earlier this year. The amount of conflict in our lives has increased through the past few months. Everywhere we go seems to be at war. Communities dissolving and dividing. I have wished for a way to escape or a wand to wave and fix it with magic. It seems that […]

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The title above is a bit exaggeration, but that’s how I’ve felt after our return from a week’s vacation. Our time spent together as a family resting in the wilderness of Sunriver, Oregon was refreshing. But it is the acceleration required to conform to our sudden September routines that has left me longing for the […]

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It’s canning season. Grocery stores display packs of glass jars and lids as well as boxes of berries and peaches. In my homeschool yahoogroup, moms exchange advice on recipes for preserves. It’s been years since I dared to make jam but I’ve done it a few times. What a combination of harvesting and hope: a […]

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