Thursday, October 29, 2015
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Mississippi Minute Film Festival
It wasn't until I had children that I became aware of just how many parks we had in Minneapolis.
I never noticed how many white minivans there were in our neighborhood until we got one.
As soon as we considered painting our front door we began to notice every great color combination people use when painting their home.
Since we began studying the Mississippi River, little tributes seem to pop up everywhere we look. We are discovering so many wonderful connections to the river, a treasure right here at home.
Last night the kids and I went to the Mississippi Minute Film Festival. I happened to see an advertisement for the festival in the newspaper, that morning, because now I look twice when I see "Mississippi River".
The Mississippi Riverfront Partnership is a non-profit organization that works to support the social and the natural life along the Minneapolis riverfront (didn't know about them until we began this study). They work with the city, the National park service, the University, the Historical Society, Watershed management and a host of other public and private organizations to enhance our life with the river. Their hope is that when people have a reason to go to the river, appreciation for its value increases and the natural response will be to care for and protect it.
MRP sponsored this film festival, inviting anyone to produce a one-minute film about the river. A panel of judges and the public participated in the voting, and last night was the showing of the winners. One of our favorite museums, the Mill City Museum, hosted the event. The first half hour was a series of speakers from various organizations associated with the river (which was really inspirational to hear, but slightly boring for the kiddos (however, delicious catered treats served as wonderful distraction from boredom)
To see what others see when they experience the river was the real treat. We didn't know about the festival in time to vote, but we all loved the Best in Show!
Awareness provides opportunity for more discovery.
I never noticed how many white minivans there were in our neighborhood until we got one.
As soon as we considered painting our front door we began to notice every great color combination people use when painting their home.
Since we began studying the Mississippi River, little tributes seem to pop up everywhere we look. We are discovering so many wonderful connections to the river, a treasure right here at home.
Last night the kids and I went to the Mississippi Minute Film Festival. I happened to see an advertisement for the festival in the newspaper, that morning, because now I look twice when I see "Mississippi River".
The Mississippi Riverfront Partnership is a non-profit organization that works to support the social and the natural life along the Minneapolis riverfront (didn't know about them until we began this study). They work with the city, the National park service, the University, the Historical Society, Watershed management and a host of other public and private organizations to enhance our life with the river. Their hope is that when people have a reason to go to the river, appreciation for its value increases and the natural response will be to care for and protect it.
MRP sponsored this film festival, inviting anyone to produce a one-minute film about the river. A panel of judges and the public participated in the voting, and last night was the showing of the winners. One of our favorite museums, the Mill City Museum, hosted the event. The first half hour was a series of speakers from various organizations associated with the river (which was really inspirational to hear, but slightly boring for the kiddos (however, delicious catered treats served as wonderful distraction from boredom)
To see what others see when they experience the river was the real treat. We didn't know about the festival in time to vote, but we all loved the Best in Show!
Awareness provides opportunity for more discovery.
Friday, October 23, 2015
Fall in Minnesota. Seriously Amazing.
Months ago, when we made plans for the fall, we thought we would be rolling along the east coast by this time, enjoying fall in Maine. Plans don't always go by the book, and we are still in Minnesota, cranking through our to-do list. Today was one of those moments where we stopped and gasped at the fall colors we are enjoying right here at home!
We get to choose
to savor THIS MOMENT,
the gift of today!
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Work day on the roof.
We are grateful for sunny days to work our way through the punchlist. A new roof and new flooring were two big ones. Since replacing the flooring required the slide to be removed, it really makes a difference to have dry weather.
We are continuing to hold the plan lightly. Everday life details take time, so it makes sense that adding a big RV remodel project as well as starting homeschool for the first time would be a lot. We already feel the impact that the few changes to simplify our lives has made, and the difference feels great. This gives us a peace to continue moving on, welcoming the present as a gift as much as the actual travel will be, once we get on the road!
We are continuing to hold the plan lightly. Everday life details take time, so it makes sense that adding a big RV remodel project as well as starting homeschool for the first time would be a lot. We already feel the impact that the few changes to simplify our lives has made, and the difference feels great. This gives us a peace to continue moving on, welcoming the present as a gift as much as the actual travel will be, once we get on the road!
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