As 11-year-old Natalie approached middle school and 49-year-old Pamela Beere Briggs approached middle age, they found themselves fast approaching a potential minefield of friction and stress.  But they did something so many mothers and daughters only wish they could do.  They chose to leap over it together.  It was a little scary at first, because they were challenging conventional wisdom.  It was challenging each day, because they were forging a new trail.  It was life-changing and even  life-saving, because of unexpected events. It ended up being a lot of fun, because they helped each other.

Two in the Middle is the title of the book Pamela has written (and hopes will soon be published) about our two-year adventure in living, loving & learning while home schooling during middle school.   We hope the web-site will allow you, the reader, to be part of the story as we skip into the future.

To learn more about the book click here.  To find out what is happening now follow Pamela’s or Natalie’s posts.

• Tulips and Watercolors, i.e. Nature and Art Natalie and I discovered the pleasure of painting with watercolor pencils when we focused on nature studies as part of our science curriculum at Applewood School.  Natalie kept a naturalist notebook, which included lists of birds she saw on nature walks, notes on plant specimens, detailed pencil drawings of pollen, seeds, and other tiny things she studied under the microscope, and watercolors of various plants.   Here is a tulip she painted. [caption ...