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How to: Achieve the impossible
Also known as: winter sowing One impossible thing I did was work with a five-year-old on a project that I cared about! I have been...

Kat Peters
Mar 6, 20227 min read
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Chasing him down the beach
This is real life, after all He's a "small guy," not a baby and not a big kid. My second-born says he's a "small guy" or a "small boy." ...

Kat Peters
Mar 3, 20224 min read
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A tale of two rolls
The story and the recipes behind two enriched doughs, from South Dakota and Costa Rica My Grandma Jarratt's caramel rolls, being made by...

Kat Peters
Feb 7, 20227 min read
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Why you're here: a letter to my sons
From Crimea and Sweden to South Dakota to Nicaragua and Costa Rica My dear sons - Today in the Spanish class that I’m teaching at Indiana...

Kat Peters
Jan 31, 20226 min read
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Una buena suegra
A tribute to my mother-in-law for Costa Rican Mother’s Day, August 15, 2021. Mothers-in-law might have a bad reputation, except for in...

Kat Peters
Aug 9, 20218 min read
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New Backwater is turning 1!
My first post on New Backwater was on August 8, 2020. On this last week of the first year, I look back, and look ahead. Soooo many...

Kat Peters
Aug 2, 20212 min read
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Learning Cycle: Observation
Holding one of Grandpa’s hands was always a thrill, knowing that I was holding the smooth strong hand of one of the handsomest farmers in...

Kat Peters
Jun 6, 20215 min read
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I gave up Amazon for Lent and survived
While I have had moments in my life where I would have avoided Amazon in the first place, this moment is not one of them. But I'm...

Kat Peters
Apr 12, 20216 min read
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Of machetes and solidarity
Beyond my sleep-stealing babies, I have been thinking about fatigue and solidarity related to other events, both long-term and current. I...

Kat Peters
Apr 5, 20215 min read
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¿Qué pasa con las cosas (y el ser) que dejamos atrás?
En mi caso, mis padres guardaron mi pasado en su sótano. Los refugiados no pueden darse ese lujo. English version here. Belky Hernández...

Kat Peters
Mar 3, 202111 min read
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What happens to the things (and selves) we leave behind?
In my case, my parents guarded my past in their basement. Refugees don't have that luxury. Versión en español aquí. Belky Hernandez...

Kat Peters
Mar 2, 202111 min read
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Listening with love, Part 2: Listening to our kids about racism
Two local high school students gave me great parenting advice in a context where white-supremacy is real: listen to my kids, and talk...

Kat Peters
Feb 9, 202111 min read
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Let's look for birds! / ¡Busquemos pájaros!
It's time for the Great Backyard Bird Count (Feb 12-15, 2021). I'll be spending at least 15 minutes during that time looking for birds...

Kat Peters
Feb 6, 20213 min read
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Escuchando con amor este febrero
En este mes del amor y la amistad, necesitamos escuchar a los demás. Pero también, por un tiempo, estoy tratando de implementar lo que...

Kat Peters
Feb 1, 20218 min read
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Listening with love this February
In this month of love, we need to listen to others. But now for a time I’m also trying to practice what my friend Julio does – turn off...

Kat Peters
Feb 1, 202110 min read
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New perk for subscribers to New Backwater: Asi Comemos en Casa recipes
Announcing an exciting new partnership with Pri Montano, my friend and amazing home chef / Anunciando una nueva asociación emocionante...

Kat Peters
Jan 25, 20214 min read
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Holding the future (or, what does the future hold?)
Our future is upon us, and it might not look exactly like we had hoped when we rang in the New Year less than two weeks ago. Holding my...

Kat Peters
Jan 11, 20216 min read
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We keep going (but we stop to rest, too) / Seguimos, y también descansamos
Sandhill cranes travel hundreds of miles, but they stop (by the tens of thousands) to socialize, eat, and rest. You and I can go far,...

Kat Peters
Dec 8, 20204 min read
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Guest post: Covid-winter self care
While the future is uncertain, we can plan ahead to have a few tools in place to take care of ourselves, and remind ourselves to reach...

Kat Peters
Nov 29, 20206 min read
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Nosotros/ellos + yo/nosotros = ambos
En un mundo complicado, podemos trabajar para sanar las divisiones, aprender de los demás y encontrar el equilibrio. La vista desde mi...

Kat Peters
Oct 16, 20208 min read
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