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Tag Archives: books
In the Shadow of Castles.
In March 2000 when our first child was born, we weren’t too sure about anything, much like any new parents. To ensure we were really stepping into the unknown, we decided heading down to a small village in rural France … Continue reading
Posted in a town, adventure, camping, Children & Parenting, comfort zone, coronavirus, covid-19, Cycling, diversity, dorset, europe, fear, Food, france, Health & Well-being, inspiration, Life on planet earth., live music, morocco, portugal, small village or countryside?, Technology & Progress, Transportation, weymouth
Tagged baby backpack, bicycle trailer, bicycles, books, castles, chateaux, children, internet, langeais, learning, life, live music, loire valley, olives, tours, travel, villandry
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An hour a day then put it away!
Do you think that is possible in our modern world of always being connected? Besides sharing in his journey of becoming a doctor, my friend Jan, a child psychologist in training from Holland, has some interesting thoughts on the matter … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, Africa, America, Children & Parenting, comfort zone, crisis, diversity, Education, Health & Well-being, inspiration, Life on planet earth., mass media, social media, students, Technology & Progress, The City, a town, small village or countryside?, toulouse, travel, U.S.A., unschooling, weymouth
Tagged books, california, children, community, energy, internet, ireland, learning, life, school, silence, teaching, travel, usa
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Civil Disobedience – The New Normal?
Hello everyone, hope you are well. Our world is changing rapidly, the political, financial, environmental and educational systems are all in big change. One of those paths to change is Civil Disobedience. Civil Disobedience comes in many forms, young children … Continue reading
Posted in a town, adventure, Africa, America, asia, Children & Parenting, Climate, comfort zone, crisis, democracy, diversity, Education, fear, france, Health & Well-being, home education, inspiration, Life on planet earth., mass media, mid east, Money & Economics, Natural resources, Politics, social media, Technology & Progress, unschooling
Tagged beauty, books, children, civil disobedience, climate change, community, Cycling, democratic education, economics, environment, europe, finance, Greta Thunberg, home education, internet, learning, life, nature, peace, Politics, school, silence, south america, teaching, travel, usa
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Democratic Education, what a concept!
Hello there everyone, although the sun was in our eyes, and my hat shades my face in this interview, my ears were wide open while talking to Ramin, an interesting guy who has been involved in Democratic Education for only … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, America, asia, comfort zone, democracy, diversity, Education, Health & Well-being, home education, inspiration, Life on planet earth., Technology & Progress, The City, a town, small village or countryside?, travel, unschooling
Tagged beauty, books, children, democratic education, environment, home education, joe diomede, learning, life, school, sudbury schools, teaching, ted talks, telemontbrun, travel, unschooled, unschooling, usa
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The reinvention of Donna
Hello out there. I hope all is well. Once again I find myself in Weymouth, a bit warmer this time around, but not much! After all it is nearly May so why should I expect not to be wearing a … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, America, Children & Parenting, comfort zone, diversity, Education, fear, Health & Well-being, inspiration, life and death, Life on planet earth., london, Spirituality, travel, U.S.A., weymouth
Tagged beauty, books, children, environment, internet, learning, life, london, love, peace, teaching, travel, usa, writing
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Nice Quote & Interesting interview.
“I think everybody should get rich and famous and get everything they dreamed so they can see that’s not the answer.” – Jim Carrey Here is an interview with two friends who are doing some great things to a … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, Africa, America, camping, Children & Parenting, Climate, Cycling, diversity, Education, fear, Health & Well-being, life and death, Life on planet earth., Religion, Spirituality, travel, unschooling, War & Peace
Tagged beauty, books, children, Cycling, environment, europe, internet, learning, life, love, nature, peace, silence, teaching, travel, writing
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The End is Only a New Beginning!
Winding down the journey has seen us ‘Stepping it up a Notch’ as for unknown adventures lurking around every corner. A friend of mine says in one his songs, “Born inside a cage you ain’t going far”, well this trip … Continue reading
Posted in a town, adventure, America, camping, Canada, Children & Parenting, crisis, Cycling, diversity, Education, fear, Health & Well-being, home education, life and death, Life on planet earth., Money & Economics, RV travel, small village or countryside?, The City, a town, small village or countryside?, Transportation, travel, U.S.A., unschooling
Tagged beauty, books, children, economics, environment, finance, friendship, learning, life, love, nature, new york, peace, rv, teaching, travel, usa, writing
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Francesca Diomede – The Mysterious Door, cursive writing and more.
Francesca Diomede – The Mysterious Door, cursive writing and more..
Francesca Diomede – The Mysterious Door, cursive writing and more.
Might the next generation not know what it feels like to write with a pen? Young author Francesca tells us why she prefers putting pen to paper. Enjoy, subscribe, follow, like, share! Peace, Joe
A bit of ‘Cable Magic’ and a smile.
I remember it vividly. My new cycling companion from Liverpool and I were pedaling through Poland back in 1992 when we came across this young lad sitting on the side of the road limply kicking his soccer ball as his … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Health & Well-being, Life on planet earth.
Tagged autobiography, bicycle repairs, bicycles, books, camping, camping in france, children, comedy, cyclecamping, cycling eastern europe, cycling in france, eastern europe, france, french countryside, friendship, how did all this happen, John Bishop, repairs, travel
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