Becoming Peculiar — Adventures in a Backwards Kingdom

What I’m Into: June 2017

July 11, 2017 by Kathleen Quiring 6 Comments

June was a pretty fantastic month. Every winter I start to wonder if I will ever feel happiness again, and then eventually June comes around to right all wrongs. Warm weather, fresh produce, vacations and outings. If only every month could be June. As you can see from the photos above, in the last month […]

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Filed Under: Life Updates and Just For Fun

I’m Still Here . . . Just Not Blogging

June 29, 2017 by Kathleen Quiring 3 Comments

You know that magical time of day, when your kids are all in bed and you get a couple of hours to yourself, either to relax with your spouse or knock out a couple of items from your to-do list? Yeah? Is that a part of your reality? If so, GOOD FOR FRIGGIN’ YOU. That […]

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Filed Under: Peculiar Living

Why I Love My Earth Runners: A Review

June 15, 2017 by Kathleen Quiring 6 Comments

A couple of years ago, the makers of Earth Runners contacted me and asked if I’d like to try a pair of their minimalist sandals for review. I said Yes, please! I’m embarrassed that it has taken me this long to finally share my review, only because my blog took a back seat in my […]

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Filed Under: Health and Nutrition

Our First Year of Unschooling, in Review

June 5, 2017 by Kathleen Quiring 11 Comments

The school year is winding down for kids in Canada. Not that Lydia — now almost six — would know. We spent the year “unschooling.” At the start of the school year (i.e. last September), I thought I might implement daily lessons or at least set aside special time for schoolish stuff every day. That […]

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Filed Under: Peculiar Parenting

How to Make Sun Prints

May 24, 2017 by Kathleen Quiring 1 Comment

Hi friends! Lydia and I recently did a fun, inexpensive, outdoorsy+artsy activity that I thought I’d share about: making sun prints. It was pretty cool! You can buy a little Sunprint Paper Kit for about $6.50 USD on Amazon. That’s the one we got, anyway. It’s the 4×4-inch kit, and it has 12 sheets of […]

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Filed Under: Craft/Handmade