Category: field trips

• June’s Highs and Lows

  June was a month of many miles: physical and emotional. A wedding, a funeral. Harsh realities and re-envisioned dreams. First times, and also, some repeat situations. I’d like to revisit some of June’s milestones in the next few posts and I’ll begin with a geek moment. On June 14th I took my eldest child (son…

  Carrie Dalby

  June 30, 2013

  ARCHITECTURE, autism, books, Dana-Thomas House, family, field trips, Firsts, Frank Lloyd Wright, Geeks, historical, inspiration, library, NYC, road trips, summer

• Photographic Evidence

  I’ve been playing hooky Running away from stress Enjoying the weather And forgetting my whole mess I’ve been playing hooky And seeking out beauty That comes this time of year While running after cuties I’ve been playing hooky I have my proof, you see All that I’ve been doing Is inspiration for me

  Carrie Dalby

  March 13, 2013

  Bellingrath Gardens, blogging, family, field trips, Gulf Coast, homeschooling, inspiration, kids, LIFE, motherhood, NATURE, pictures, poems, poetry, procrastination, research, spring, weather, WRITING

• A Month, Revisited

  The past few weeks have been filled with home, family, friends, and literary adventures. Just like Mary Weber, the main character of Corroded, I’ve been expanding my comfort zone by participating in new experiences. And with each new merit badge of life I earn, the anxiety over the unknown lessens. Examples—aren’t you curious to see…

  Carrie Dalby

  September 4, 2011

  Anxiety, critique groups, family, field trips, homeschooling, Israel Parker, Joan Bauer, Joyce Scarbrough, Laurie Halse Anderson, Mobile Writers Guild, public speaking, READING, WRITING