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Fallen Orchard Apples

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There were ten thousand thousand fruit to touch,
Cherish in hand, lift down, and not let fall.
- From Robert Frost’s “After Apple Picking”

Quinton’s class went to Whistling Well Farm today for a field trip. It was a brisk and lovely autumn day, some of us donning scarves, hats and mittens [...]

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Arlene, Dan, Quinton & Wayne after Michaelmas

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Last Friday was Michaelmas once again, and to overuse the phrase – it feels just like yesterday that I was blogging about Michaelmas in London. It is the festival which celebrates the autumn harvest, and has its roots in the tale of St. Michael subduing [...]

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We’re eating dinner last night. Elliot is being, shall we say, disagreeable with the amount of some food we’ve given him. Quinton looks at him rather calmly.
Q (matter-of-fact): You get what you get, and you don’t make a fit.
Me (shocked and amused): Where did you learn that, Quinton?
Q: At school.
Me [...]

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Married in the apple orchard on a beautiful autumn day

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This last weekend was joyfully spent once again with my family in Wisconsin as we celebrated my nephew Shaun’s marriage to the beautiful April Dean. It could not have been lovelier, as the ceremony was in an apple orchard on the most [...]

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So tonight it is bed time, Q already a-snooze, and I’m waiting for Elliot to pick out a book to read in bed. I get sick of waiting, and start heading downstairs. This makes Elliot quite cross, as he seems to be struggling to choose yet unable to let me begin the journey [...]

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OK, I’m not one to talk a lot of politics, and I certainly never write about it. I leave that part of the family business up to my wonderfully opinionated and rather savvy husband. But last night I watched video of Rudy Giuliani’s speech at the Republican National Convention. I sat in [...]

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Change is in the air my friends, change is in the air – beginning with the weather, which is giving me a delirious dose of autumn sensory experiences, from the cool morning and evening air to the smell of apple crumble baking in my oven last week.
Change is happening in the Steeves household [...]

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Quinton’s First Day

Originally uploaded by dsmithsteeves

Quinton had his first day of school today, and there is actually not much to report. And that’s not because it wasn’t a big deal. Quinton woke up happy and excited, got dressed, ate a full and healthy breakfast and hopped in the car. We dropped a [...]

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Elliot Begins First Grade

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Today Elliot began his journey at City of Lakes Waldorf School. It commenced with a beautiful school assembly and rose ceremony to welcome the 1st graders into “The Grades.” This is a big deal for many reasons, but most notably because this group of students and their [...]

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