Michaelmas

I haven't had good reception for uploading photos, so I'm a bit late for this post.

I would like to have created a little more for the children for Michaelmas but moving around and living out of our little airstream doesn't leave much time nor space for this.

I needle felted this little green dragon and arranged it on a lovely brown silk, along with some driftwood and dried pods we gathered from the beach in N. California.

We were invited to the Michaelmas festival at a Waldorf school in Ashland.  It was the first time my children had been amongst such a large group of children. Sania said he had never seen so many children before.

Each grade performed something special for the crowd.



The theme play for Michaelmas, taming of the dragon was beautifully played out by the children in grade Two.

An old photo from last year of my little knights flying their dragon kites we made.

I asked Sasha if he would like to go to school and he said he would never go anywhere without Sania or his mama.  A couple of weeks ago I was chatting with a young girl, Sasha's age at a camp site.  She was turning 8 in a couple of months and was already in grade 3.  She was sweet, confident and well spoken but she didn't seem to have that spark or play in her as young children her age should have.  All her days are spent at school, doing homework or participating in extra classes.  Her family only goes on vacation once a year and this is the only time she gets to really spend time with her little brother and play. It was hard for me to digest what this little girl told me.  How grateful I am that our family are able to enjoy our lives playfully together as one.