Magic of Waldorf

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A Song For Baby

Pretty baby don’t you cry?
See all of those pretty little ponies

Galloping by in the sky
All those pretty little ponies

Pretty baby don’t you cry?
I will sing you a lullaby
I hope in your long life you’ll find
All those pretty little ponies

Small ones
Seeking new starts on planet Earth
Search carefully for the particular place
Those particular people
That particular, Landscape
That place that calls and says
I am home

Small ones
Bringing love
Bringing light
Offering reassurance that the future goes on
Embodying gestures and expressions that endear
Beyond the capacity of human affection

Small ones
Make our hearts burst with pure joy
That resonates outward like ripples in a pond
We love everything when we’re around a baby
Every small unselfconscious gesture or express expression
Grows roots into the very core of our hearts
Like magic

From a page that I’ve changed a little bit to focus on outdoor education and anthroposophy and Waldorf here’s the little post I wrote today

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I realized this morning that the basic business of the Waldorf School and the Waldorf community is simply arranging for encounters with children in the world.

Bringing the tour into juxta positions so that the child can grasp what appears in what has gone on before and what was created perhaps long ago and what is created by other others but the teachers job and the parents job is to just simply arrange the two entities so they can encounter one another.

When you think about it, the Waldorf teacher and the parent are not the creators of most of the material or the incident that we want to re-explore through his historical study or music or art but we are a lot more like very cheerful waitresses.

We serve up the food and we bring it to the customer who has to be the young humans, and then they devoured in their own way and digested in their own way and come up with their own understanding of what happened when Gilgamesh dove into the sea.

They have to see everything through their own eyes and perspective and filter everything through their understanding in their comprehension in their developmental stage.

So we may think we’re serving two eggs with hashbrowns and toast with homemade apricot jam but what they’re digesting and actually eating it might be something entirely different.

So we’re basically a rangers so we’re like those dating specialist. They have in some cultures that help you find the perfect partner for your life and we bring again and again the encounters that we feel are warranted and of course there are so many other encounters. We have nothing to do with at all and in the end, the child wanders through the world like a basket and Robin’s ice cream store with 32 flavors and whichever one they pick is the one that enters their world and of course there are flavors off to the side. We don’t know anything about at all.

My youngest granddaughter is eight months old just now one of seven grandchildren I am enjoying and she is just about ready to rise up on her hands and knees and crawl and I watch her practice and she is so cheerful about it and occasionally she catches my eye, and then I am given the gift of this tremendous, smiling, beautiful face that recognizes me for a moment, and then of course moves on to our next encounter.

It makes me breathless with a and struck with love when I see that small face smiling at me with those bright eyes and her cheerful demeanor and her enthusiasm for life and her interest in rising from the ground.

Everywhere we go in life she is subjected to do everything and nothing around her has been seen before really, and she simply turns to look at the world with her thousand encounters per second and wonders, no doubt as to what all these things are.

We should stay like that if we can we should stay fresh and clear and clean and looking with eyes of wonder in a smiling face and welcoming what is coming towards us.

I don’t think it’s possible through classification and progression through life to remain that flexible, but I wish it was true.

I recommend visiting the songs of your youth. It helps to return those feelings to you. I just listened to Crosby stills and Nash sing wind on the water and immediately burst into tears over those ancient days over 50 years ago now and yet that sentiment in this song in the music is true and represents the best of humans who can take time to think about the encounters. We have on this material plane and try harder..

Love. Mrs. M

Our Easter tree table. We’ve been married almost 46 years so I’ve had plenty of time to collect things in the children were small and we made Easter eggs and all these things and it’s just makes a fabulous temporary play table for my grandkids. I really enjoy the holiday holidays and I hope you all do too happy spring and happy celebration of the renewal of the Earth in the Pacific Northwest at least.

Fresh Pea Soup

One cup fresh green peas, or canned beef, frozen green peas
2 cups of chicken broth or vegetable broth
1 tablespoon of butter
1/4 cup of finally chopped onion
1 teaspoon of minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon of grated ginger root
A few whole peas to put on top

Whipping cream if desired

In a sauce pan, melt the butter and add the onions and sauté on medium low for about five minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the ginger and the garlic to the mix mixture and then pour in the chicken broth..

Let this come to a simmer, then add the cup of green peas and heat thoroughly.

You can use an immersion blender to put into the soup pot and turn this into a creamy green mixture.

If you eat dairy, you can add 1 tablespoon of heavy whipping cream.

Salt and pepper to your satisfaction.

Children love this soup. It is bright, green and beautiful and delicious.

You could just simmer the peas for a few minutes and then immerse the blender and make it very fine and you will get a very fresh p*e taste.

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What to Forage in Spring: 20 Edible and Medicinal Plants and Fungi Spring is a great time for foraging! Learn what to forage in spring with this list of 20 edible and medicinal plants and fungi. Spring foraging is fun!

I strongly encourage you and your families to celebrate the holiday of Easter—or, if you prefer, a more nature-centered or spring fertility tradition. Whatever you choose, this is a beautiful opportunity to introduce your children to the remarkable changes happening in nature right now.
It is enormously important for children to experience the colors that suddenly emerge from the earth at this time of year—colors we simply don’t see in fall and winter. The pale pink of tulips, the bright yellow of daffodils, the golden glow of dandelions, and the abundance of flowering trees can feel almost overwhelming.
It’s as if nature is suddenly intoxicated with itself—and we feel that same giddy happiness. The birds sing loudly and joyfully, a chorus that has filled the earth for millions of years. We are the beneficiaries of these beautiful sounds.
Create a space—whether in your yard, garden, porch, or even by an open window—where children can feel the fresh breeze, see the colors, and hear the birds. Let them experience spring directly.
A drive to the countryside can be especially meaningful. Even though many lambs are born earlier in the year, it is still a delight for a child to see young animals playing in a field. There is no need to turn it into a lesson about agriculture or livestock. Simply go—bring a thermos of hot cocoa, a snack, sing songs, and let children observe with their own eyes.
Let them hear with their own ears.
Feel on their skin the fresh breezes of early spring.
Smell the shifting fragrances of blossoms, grass, and growing things.
These experiences enter the body in profound ways. What children see, hear, and smell is processed deeply, forming networks of connection throughout their developing minds and bodies. A child doesn’t just smell a flower with their nose—they experience it with their whole being. This is how we build a relationship with the natural world—something that surrounds us, yet is also part of us.
To support healthy development and critical thinking, children of all ages need time in nature—time to move through it, touch it, and simply be within it.
This is not the same as watching a documentary or looking at pictures in a book. Screens and pages are flat; nature is alive. The texture of a rotting log, the sight of a trillium blooming, or glimpsing a deer, fox, or raven in the forest leaves a lasting impression on a child’s inner world.
Of course, this requires effort from parents. It may be wet, cold, windy, or muddy. It takes planning—packing snacks, extra clothes, and stepping away from daily routines and screens. But the rewards are immeasurable.
There is truly little more important you can do. Time in nature offers benefits far beyond another episode of a television show. While programs can be enjoyable and provide a needed break, they cannot replace real, lived experience.
So get up and get outside. Make Easter baskets. Celebrate the rituals of spring—whether religious or nature-based. Visit wildflower blooms over the coming weeks. Explore gardens, waterfalls, forests, and farms. Take a class on harvesting wild greens. It doesn’t take much to begin.
Create simple traditions, like a “Peter Rabbit” spring dinner—meals inspired by the foods of the season: honey-roasted carrots, fresh pea soup, delicate green salads, warm milk, berries, lemon treats, and something cozy like biscuits or roasted sweet potatoes. Teach children to prepare small new potatoes with butter and herbs, and to enjoy asparagus and artichokes. Visit a farm, gather fresh eggs, and come home to cook together.
For our ancestors, early spring meant renewal—fresh greens, new flavors, and a break from preserved foods. It was a time of planting, growth, and anticipation.
Childhood is fleeting, and springs with family are few. Take advantage of this season. Step outside. Explore. Create traditions that fill your hearts with joy—moments so alive they make you want to sing without warning.

I have a little blog going on the rationale for outdoor education related to anthroposophy and Waldorf schooling.

Just something for me to explore and share with other people to try to revive this thinking that children and adults really need to be outdoors

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New site. Focus on outside and children.

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