by NoeSingingCircles | Jun 17, 2016 | Mothering, Music, Song Teaching Videos, Spirit, Uncategorized, Waldorf, World Folk Traditions
So here’s the song I mentioned in my last post. It’s the one my son found one morning in his fairy mailbox.
by NoeSingingCircles | Jun 17, 2016 | Mothering, Music, Spirit, Uncategorized, Waldorf, World Folk Traditions
Our family celebrates winter solstice, but summer solstice tends to slip by unnoticed. This year, now that I have two little ones, I’m determined to change that. I want us to stop and notice this longest day of the year together. So I’ve learned more about summer...
by NoeSingingCircles | May 28, 2016 | Continuum parenting, Mothering, Music, Song Teaching Videos, Waldorf, World Folk Traditions
For a long time, I’ve been looking for a song to signal the start of meal times for our family. Not a blessing that you sing at the table, but a song to call the family to the table. Well, I’ve found one at last. It could be used at home, or outdoors for...
by NoeSingingCircles | Aug 29, 2013 | Mothering, Music, Spirit
I’ve been thinking today about Hestia, Greek Goddess of the hearth. My strongest images of her come from my favorite childhood book– D’aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths. Hestia didn’t show up much in the stories. A family tree affirmed...