Light

Well it seems that I haven't written in 2 weeks yikes! The time flies.. I am reminded of a little verse I wrote for the children.

Prince Autumn now is leaving

Jack Frost is on his way.

The days are growing colder

November is here to day

We have made a little gift for each family to light your Thanksgiving table. We are singing our lantern songs now and hearing about Hugin and his Grandmother, who will be a continuing theme here for the children and they will bring many stories, songs and adventures to us. How do we bring the light inside- as the world outside gets colder and darker how can we learn to do that for each other and ourselves. Here in our little Cottage Garden we sing, eat, play  and even  rest together. A little community is being built day by day, play by play, bite by bite and we hope all of you, our dear parents, feel that too. I just had my 60th birthday and I must say it has made me reflect upon my life. I feel so fortunate to still be doing what I love. I have known for most of my life that I wanted to dedicate it to young children- I feel it is a calling for me and I am so grateful to share it with Barbara, all of you and your children and especially my daughter who brought me to Waldorf Education in a formal way.  Oh I am getting a little sentimental here but I really mean every word.   

We are singing Lantern songs so here are the words and music will come soon.

Our Favorite Lantern Song

Glimmer lantern glimmer, little stars a shimmer

Over meadow, moor and dale

Flitter flutter elfin vale

Peewit peewit, tick-a-tick-a-tick. Roo-coo, roo-coo

 Glimmer lantern glimmer, little stars a shimmer

Over rock and stock and stone

Wander tripping little gnome

Peewit peewit, tick-a-tick-a-tick. Roo-coo, roo-coo

Lantern Song 1

I walk with my little lantern, my lantern myself and I.

Up yonder bright little stars shine. Down here we’re stars to the sky.

The new moon shines, the cat meows,

hey, hey, hey la-boom-a-la boom-a-la  bay

hey, hey, hey la-boom-a-la boom-a-la  bay

Lantern Song 2

The sunlight fast is dwindling, my little lamp needs kindling

It’s beam shines far in darkest night

Dear lantern, guard me with your light.

Photos

Storm Clouds Ahead!

Oliver visits

and Lily

even Bop!

Lets get in the ship

Who needs toys!

Mimi and her baby brother

Mimi and her "baby sister"

taking them for a walk

and over the bridge

Our Seasonal Wreath

Snack

Now I am big enough to climb the tree

Peach pits make great cake, good for sorting, for counting but most of all for playing!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

Halloween

Oh how sad it has been this week- we had a big snow storm here in Massachusetts- for those friends not here - and we here at The Cottage Garden had no power from Saturday evening through Thursday late afternoon! You realize how dependent we are on  electricity...no heat, hot water, phone, stove --our house is on the town everything and we do not have a wood stove or a camp stove ( but it is on the list of things to have on hand...just in case!) so we were cold and closed all week and no Halloween. Now all my friends and colleagues know I adore Halloween and we sing songs, carved a pumpkin and we  probably would have baked some pumpkin muffins but we were thwarted in some of these activities.  The dress ups came out and we had knights and princesses and princes all last week, singing Halloween songs and telling hobgoblin stories and pumpkin stories so I have attempted to sing some of our favorite songs for you and will see if I can actually attach them for you. Here are all the words-

HALLOWEEN SONGS

 Song

Halloween there are witches in the air!

Have you seen their shadows everywhere?

So beware and take care or they'll pull your hair!!!

VERSE

I’m stirring and stirring and stirring the brew,

I’m stirring and stirring and stirring the brew

Tip toe, tip toe

Boo!!!

Witch Song

words and music by P. Alessandri

There was an old witch believe it if you can.

She tapped on the window and she ran, ran, ran.

She ran helter skelter with her toes in the air.

Cornstalks flying from the witch's hair!

Swish went the broomstick, meow went the cat.

Plop went the hop toad sitting on her lap.

Weeeeeeee said I such funny, funny, fun...

Halloween night when the witches run!!!

Halloween Poem

3 little ghostesses

Sitting on postesses

Eating buttered toastesses

Greasing their fistesses

Up to their wristesses

Ohhh what beastesses

To have such feastesses!!!

Song

I sing this using a little scarecrow stick puppet

I’m a jingle jangle scarecrow, with a flippy, floppy hat

I can shake my hands like this, I can tap my feet like that

When all the cows are sleeping,

And the moons behind the barn,

Up jumps the scarecrow and sings right out loud.

I’m a jingle jangle scarecrow, with a flippy, floppy hat

I can shake my hands like this, I can tap my feet like that

When all the hens are roosting

And the moons behind the barn,

Up jumps the scarecrow and sings right out loud.

I’m a jingle jangle scarecrow, with a flippy, floppy hat

I can shake my hands like this, I can tap my feet like that

When all the children are sleeping

And the moons behind the barn,

Up jumps the scarecrow and sings right out loud.

Five Little Pumpkins

Five little pumpkins sitting on the gate.

The first one said oh my it’s getting late.

The second one said there are witches in the air.

The third one said well I don’t care.

The fourth one said I am ready for some fun.

The fifth one said lets run and run and run.

Oooo went the wind and out went the light.

And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight

Jack O'Lantern Song

JackO'Lantern, Jack O'Lantern

you are such a pretty sight.

As you sit there in the window

looking out at the night.

You were once a yellow pumpkin

Growing on a sturdy vine.

Now you are a Jack O' Lantern

See your candlelight shine.

Jack O'Lantern, Jack O'Lantern

you are such a pretty sight

In the day you're bright and yellow

In the night you're filled with light.

Enjoy!

Here are Photos from the last 2 weeks

Lets go Riding in the Car Car

Raking Leaves

Playing with Barbara in the Leaves

Digging a Hole for  our resident Gnome "Bop"

Princess Karolina

The Restaurant is Open

Oh a Happy boy

I need to put the babies to sleep

Carving our Pumpkin