Comments on: Rites of Passage for Back to School http://www.magpie-girl.com/20090906/rites-of-passage-for-back-to-school/ distracted by sparkly things since 1969 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:12:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marie http://www.magpie-girl.com/20090906/rites-of-passage-for-back-to-school/comment-page-1/#comment-30273 Marie Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:21:19 +0000 http://www.magpie-girl.com/?p=2363#comment-30273 This post reminds me of why I love reading your posts. Inspiration, sweetly humorous touches, thoughtfulness, colors and images, anticipation, love, and cozy, hopeful feelings - a lovely air wafting across the internet. Thank you! This post reminds me of why I love reading your posts. Inspiration, sweetly humorous touches, thoughtfulness, colors and images, anticipation, love, and cozy, hopeful feelings – a lovely air wafting across the internet. Thank you!

]]> By: Susan Young http://www.magpie-girl.com/20090906/rites-of-passage-for-back-to-school/comment-page-1/#comment-30078 Susan Young Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:49:34 +0000 http://www.magpie-girl.com/?p=2363#comment-30078 special dinner the night before: shrimp (deep fried), spinach pie (argentine style), and sparkling cranberry juice. special breakfast: turkey sausage, sparkly toast (cinnamon sugar over butter), and fruit smoothie. First day of first grade went well. Tito was spent after his 6 1/2 hours, almost entirely in Spanish. Thanks for the encouragement to mark the occasion in ways other than new clothes, shoes, backpacks....America is sick (I'm sure you noticed). special dinner the night before: shrimp (deep fried), spinach pie (argentine style), and sparkling cranberry juice. special breakfast: turkey sausage, sparkly toast (cinnamon sugar over butter), and fruit smoothie.
First day of first grade went well. Tito was spent after his 6 1/2 hours, almost entirely in Spanish. Thanks for the encouragement to mark the occasion in ways other than new clothes, shoes, backpacks….America is sick (I’m sure you noticed).

]]> By: Rhiannon http://www.magpie-girl.com/20090906/rites-of-passage-for-back-to-school/comment-page-1/#comment-30063 Rhiannon Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:36:19 +0000 http://www.magpie-girl.com/?p=2363#comment-30063 I was just thinking about how , at least in the UK, there is not much attention paid to the start of the new school year. What brought it to mind was being in Latvia on the 1st of September - the day the schools go back. First inkling that something was up, was when I saw a really smartly dressed young girl , about 6 or so. She was with her mum and an older sister but they were dressed normally. She , on the other hand, was wearing a shiny black and white striped blouse and an black tulip shaped skirt. Complete with a "proper" vintage style black handbag with a clasp. I puzzled over her appearance for most of the bus ride ( I was just arriving from the airport). Once in the city it all made sense - there were lots of children dressed in their best clothes. Most carrying little posies of flowers. Older people also seemed to be carrying more flowers than on other days. And it did strike me how good it was to celebrate the start of something , and not just wait to celebrate completions. The dreamboards you've made are gorgeous ! Best wishes, Rhiannon xox I was just thinking about how , at least in the UK, there is not much attention paid to the start of the new school year.

What brought it to mind was being in Latvia on the 1st of September – the day the schools go back.

First inkling that something was up, was when I saw a really smartly dressed young girl , about 6 or so. She was with her mum and an older sister but they were dressed normally. She , on the other hand, was wearing a shiny black and white striped blouse and an black tulip shaped skirt. Complete with a “proper” vintage style black handbag with a clasp.

I puzzled over her appearance for most of the bus ride ( I was just arriving from the airport).

Once in the city it all made sense – there were lots of children dressed in their best clothes. Most carrying little posies of flowers. Older people also seemed to be carrying more flowers than on other days.

And it did strike me how good it was to celebrate the start of something , and not just wait to celebrate completions.

The dreamboards you’ve made are gorgeous !

Best wishes,
Rhiannon xox

]]> By: Sherry http://www.magpie-girl.com/20090906/rites-of-passage-for-back-to-school/comment-page-1/#comment-30051 Sherry Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:55:42 +0000 http://www.magpie-girl.com/?p=2363#comment-30051 These are excellent ideas! My boys are now "grown" -- one is going into 3rd year University the other starting his last year of high school. One thing I did when they were in elementary school was the growth idea you have... There is a bench on the front lawn of the school they attended. On the first day of junior kindergarten when they were 4 we took a photo of them sitting on the bench. On the day of graduation from grade 6 we took another photograph -- so they would have a visual memory of "before" and "after". These are excellent ideas! My boys are now “grown” — one is going into 3rd year University the other starting his last year of high school. One thing I did when they were in elementary school was the growth idea you have…

There is a bench on the front lawn of the school they attended. On the first day of junior kindergarten when they were 4 we took a photo of them sitting on the bench. On the day of graduation from grade 6 we took another photograph — so they would have a visual memory of “before” and “after”.

]]> By: Sunrise Sister http://www.magpie-girl.com/20090906/rites-of-passage-for-back-to-school/comment-page-1/#comment-30041 Sunrise Sister Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:00:11 +0000 http://www.magpie-girl.com/?p=2363#comment-30041 Even without small children in a household anymore, life moments still recognized are the beginning day of school - such passages of our own always memorable:) Even without small children in a household anymore, life moments still recognized are the beginning day of school – such passages of our own always memorable:)

]]> By: Janet http://www.magpie-girl.com/20090906/rites-of-passage-for-back-to-school/comment-page-1/#comment-30036 Janet Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:17:29 +0000 http://www.magpie-girl.com/?p=2363#comment-30036 Absolutely wonderful ideas! all of them! and the dreamboards are just, well, dreamy! beautiful! Absolutely wonderful ideas! all of them! and the dreamboards are just, well, dreamy! beautiful!

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