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Monday, May 16, 2016 11:58:43 AM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled Make that Puck:
Melissa said, "Me, happening upon a small, industrious boy in the hall: “Wow! Thank you for dusting!” Huck, a certain gleam in his eye: “I need lots of dust so I can shake it in Rilla’s face.”"
Monday, May 9, 2016 6:28:45 PM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled Monday booknotes:
Melissa said, "Ingredients of a typical day in my house Thanks to everyone for the comments on last week’s post. It was fun to see what you’d like to hear more about. I think I take some of those topics for granted and assume people are tired of..." more
Thursday, May 5, 2016 4:54:14 PM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled Squirrel:
Melissa said, "Me: Check out paragraph 2 of this press release I just got— May 5, 2016, Mount Laurel, NJ: Four of the leading independent comic book publishers have come together with Groupees to offer fans a low cost entry into the world of original..." more
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 11:16:00 AM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled Random Blog Topics:
Melissa said, "Guys, I need you to help me get back in the groove. Where did my daily blogging mojo go? How about you hit me with some topic suggestions in the comments. Doesn’t have to be kidlit or homeschooling related. Any old thing you’d like to..." more
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 10:14:22 PM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled Midweek notes:
Melissa said, "Milo Winter illustration from Aesop for Children Things we’ve explored together so far this week: Robert Browning’s “The Pied Piper” (first part) Thomas Hood’s “A Parental Ode to My Son, Aged Three Years and Five..." more
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 10:24:18 PM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled 100 days of color on paper:
Melissa said, "The 100 Day Project begins today. I’m wary of committing (even in a vague personal challenge kind of way) to any non-work or -family task that lasts a hundred days, but I love following this project on Instagram and found a way I can make it..." more
Monday, April 18, 2016 10:26:06 AM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled 6-Day Evernote Challenge:
Melissa said, "Heads up: Mystie Winckler’s free Evernote e-course starts today! I really enjoyed Mystie’s Simplified Organization and Simplified Pantry courses. She’s kind of an Evernote genius."
Thursday, April 14, 2016 7:38:02 AM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled Not to make you feel old or anything, but:
Melissa said, "…Rilla is ten years old today. The posts from the week following her birth gave me a lot of smiles. And then I just sat here quietly freaking out for a while because that was TEN YEARS AGO."
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 6:39:44 PM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled Finally:
Melissa said, "All these years of the kids’ piano lessons have been leading to this."
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 2:53:55 PM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled April days:
Melissa said, "Actually, I guess the first couple of photos here are from March. (1) We hadn’t been to Old Town San Diego in a while and made a quick pilgrimage there one day during Wonderboy’s spring break. (2) Rilla’s bunny chain—entirely her..." more
Friday, April 8, 2016 8:37:40 PM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled Subtle:
Melissa said, "Huck, oh so casually: “Mom, I like it better when you leave the bag of marshmallows on the counter after you make lunch. Not for any reason. I just like it. FOR NO REASON.”"
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 12:09:56 AM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled Ode to a Letter Opener:
Melissa said, "This simple object is one of my most treasured possessions. It was a gift from the late, great Susan J. Hanna, whose jolly, sonorous voice I can still hear when I read certain T. S. Eliot poems. Dr. Hanna was the head of the English..." more
Monday, March 21, 2016 9:15:52 PM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled Roy G Biv (in reverse):
Melissa said, "1. Grape soda lupines—my favorite San Diego wildflower 2. Washi makes to-do lists more fun 3, 4. The milkweed is doing its glorious thing 5. Rilla’s shamrock garland 6. The wonderful Jane LaFazio doing a watercolor demo during her class 7,..." more
Thursday, March 10, 2016 10:32:19 PM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled Planner love:
Melissa said, "My everyday favorites. After a year of experimenting, I’ve got my system figured out. Top to bottom: • Midori Travelers Notebook for my monthly calendar, weekly journal, and a scribble notebook; • Moleskine Cahier for daily to-lists (bullet..." more
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 8:28:15 PM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled Quick Journey North Scope:
Melissa said, "I hopped on Periscope this afternoon for a quick Q&A about Journey North Mystery Class. If you’d like a peek at our graph (behind as usual) and a walk-through of the project, here you are."
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 4:39:11 PM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled Back on Periscope!:
Melissa said, "Took a long break from scoping while I kicked that icky cough. Jumped back on today for a quick catchup. I’m giggling now because I didn’t notice until afterward that my phone had changed my #tidallearning hashtag to..." more
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 2:43:56 PM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled Current Read-Aloud: Ace, the Very Important Pig:
Melissa said, "Ace, the Very Important Pig by Dick King-Smith. Ace is a descendant of that famous sheep-herding pig, Babe, we all know and love. Unlike the other farmyard animals, Ace can understand people talk. This leads to just the kind of comic intrigue we..." more
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 2:43:55 PM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled Ed Snapshots Interviewed Me About Tidal Homeschooling:
Melissa said, "Pam Barnhill interviewed me about Tidal Learning for her Ed Snapshots podcast. We had a delightful conversation. Here’s the scoop: Melissa Wiley is an author and a homeschool mom of 6 who blogs at Here in the Bonny Glen. Her novel, The..." more
Monday, March 7, 2016 8:55:43 PM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled a monday in march:
Melissa said, "Well, I tried. Sat down at the start of my work time today, fully intending to transition with a blog post just like the old days, but a pressing email caught my attention…and here I am eight hours later. It has rained on and off all day...." more
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 12:20:40 PM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled Just following instructions:
Melissa said, "“But the bag said ‘Complete set’!” —child with Sharpie about to write letters on blank Scrabble tiles."
Thursday, February 25, 2016 3:48:08 PM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled year twelve:
Melissa said, "My last post was February SECOND? For real? I don’t think I’ve gone three weeks without blogging since the summer of 2005 when Wonderboy had an unexpected surgery. Even when we moved cross-country and I spent weeks on the road alone..." more
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 11:47:14 AM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled Sometimes I miss the obvious:
Melissa said, "In my house this morning: a breadcrumb trail of Angry Birds playing cards leading from my bedroom, down the hall, through the kitchen, through the patio room, to the wide-open sliding door. Me: “It’s freezing in..." more
Thursday, January 28, 2016 9:27:20 PM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled Scaling Wall:
Melissa said, "Something there is that does love a wall, That sends the gangly boy-limbs clambering up And bids the mother not to fuss or call Out words of caution, not to spoil the bliss Of racing, arms outspread, along the bricks, Along the road that crests the..." more
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 11:26:47 PM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled Downton Abbey Season 6, Episode 3:
Melissa said, "Well, I didn’t think I was going to have time to do Downton recaps this season—I mean, I don’t have time; it’s crazy how much I don’t have time for it. But I watched episode 3 on the treadmill this evening and doggone it,..." more
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 5:02:05 PM
Melissa Wiley wrote a blog post titled tuesday muffin:
Melissa said, "A lot of the replies to my blog-topics post asked for more glimpses of our tidal homeschooling days, especially how I work with my teens and my elementary-aged kids at the same time. So here’s a peek at a fairly typical Tuesday morning. The..." more