My musings on our homeschool, coop, figuring out what my educational philosophy is anyway, and will I ever make curtains for the rest of the appartment?
Pretty: When I read the Organised and Inspired Scrapbooker, I loved the glass jars full of pretty things, but I took a while for me to realise that I could afford matching glass jars. Matching storage jars might cost $6 Continue reading {pretty, funny, happy, real}
Here is the prototype of my Holly Mitten. I’d eventually like to have many mitten patterns that avoid the second sock syndrome on hands. Make a Holly leaf for the left hand and and ivy leaf for the right and Continue reading Holly Leaf Mitten – Sneak Peek
I think I’ve posted before that I get weepy in June? Most years it sneaks up on me, I get frustrated with myself, and DH reminds me that it’s June: My Daddy died in June. And (though Charles and Brunelle, Continue reading Blessings during the Blues
Is it funny that I don’t totally use Charlotte Mason ideas in our homeschool, but that most of the homeschool blogs I linked to do? I didn’t know how to make the automatic WordPress links be invisible, so I deleted Continue reading I Added the blog roll
B is always ready to unicycle, even if he is visiting a swamp. Playing in the new play space off the trail. Their shoes have not dried yet.
B just gave me his weekly recitation – what concepts he studied in pre-algebra, his art project, a summary of the history he read, the story he wrote, his grammar exercises. When we had the cards for his pocket chart, Continue reading Checklist – the way to go for us … for now
Pretty: M’s potted plant bloomed Happy: DH was trying to get a good facebook photo – he’s had K on his shoulder for the last several profile pics, so we thought we’d try again for that as they were both Continue reading {Pretty Happy Funny Real}
I was reading to M about the Terra Cotta Soldiers found in Qin Shi Huangdi’s grave in China. It was warm and humid. Suddenly I remembered “reading” my Great-Grandmother’s new copy of National Geographic on her front porch on a Continue reading My National Geographic Bogy Man.
Yesterday I knitted a holly leaf that I liked, an actually holly leaf has been sitting on my craft desk since Christmas – mocking me. Pleased, I went on my way with regular duties. That evening I sat down to Continue reading Document!
Amy Herzog of Stash Knit Repeat and Fit to Flatter fame is giving a class at the North Attleboro Library today – I’ve been signed up since February or so. One slightly ‘gulp’ aspect of this class if that I Continue reading Taking a Knitting Class today
There have not been many “normal” days lately. For a person as pleased with routine as myself, this is very trying. Lots and lots of goals and necessary things are being accomplished, but it does not feel very satisfying. It Continue reading Mental Fog