Close to our home we have a lovely park along side the river. I absolutely love it there in the fall. The colours are just ablaze with yellow, orange, and red. There is one tree, in particular, that I love to visit while we’re there. It stands on its own in [...]
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29 Sep
Autumn Nature Study – Cattails
The Handbook of Nature Study blog has put on a series of autumn nature studies in which we’re we’re excited to participate. The first one is on cattails.
When we referred to our own Handbook I read that they were edible. Well, we just HAD to investigate that. So, instead of going to our local nature [...]
7 Sep
Welcome, Mary!
Adrian’s dear mum, Mary, is officially connected to the internet as of today. She’s hooked up and surfing the waves of the World Wide Web.
I’m going to send her a link to my blog and I hope she’ll swim her way over here on her grand first day.
So, helloooooo, Mary! I hope you’re [...]
6 Sep
Why DO I Homeschool?
I wrote in my last post about how much I loved homeschooling – an easy thing to say during a week spent having fun outside in beautiful summer weather. In fact, while I was floating leisurely down the river on Thursday with my friend and our kids, having the usually packed place all to ourselves, I was [...]
31 Aug
The First Day NOT Back to “School” – Whoo hooooo!
My title to this post is a little ironic, actually. I just came back from our first homeschool support group meeting of the year and the guest speaker talked about, among other things, the difference between home SCHOOLING and home EDUCATION. Essentially home SCHOOLING is schooling at home. It’s the same stuff you do at [...]
22 Jul
Holiday in BC
Adrian thinks this photo is hilarious. He likes to tease me about how I would take a photo of a coffee cup of all things. But what does he know, right?
The cabin we stayed in during our holiday is BC was right on the lake. I came out [...]
3 Jul
Decorating Guru? Not I, said the Rooster.
Some people have mad skills in the decorating department and some people (like me) just plain…don’t. I try. I look at paint colours but all of the options paralyze instead of inspire me. In my home, I move items around and attempt to make the space look pretty, but I usually manage to make it [...]
29 Jun
Out With the Old…In With the New
My next door neighbours, Don and Ruth, are moving and I’m very sad. They were wonderful neighbours. When we moved into our place 13 years ago they welcomed us with open arms. Right from the get-go we had coffee visits and fire pit rendezvous. Christmas lunches. Sugar borrowing. When Adrian worked out of town Don came [...]
8 Jun
Belize…again.
I know that Belize is old news now. And most of you (all six of you) who read my blog are also on Facebook so you’ve seen these photos. But I was reminded yesterday while Skyping with Adrian’s family in England that I have one reader who isn’t on Facebook. So, I thought I’d post [...]
5 Jun
Gotta Get a Life ;)
I have no idea why I have such an apathy towards my blog. I love to write. I love to talk about myself. I used to love to blog, but these days? Bleh. Whatever. Every once in awhile I get the bug, and I think the flame is lit [...]
