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My Urban Homestead Dream
August 28, 2012
Years ago I had a little dream that maybe we'd build an urban homestead. SouleMama in the city type deal (sans chickens and pigs). For a time FIMBY took a bit of that flavor. I had a category called urban homestead (or something like that) which morphed into creative homestead ...
The View Around Here ~ The End of August
August 24, 2012
I am in a mild state of shock, as I'm sure many people are, that summer is nearly to an end. When I was actively gardening and my kids were younger, I used to live summer till the middle of September. According to the calendar, that's how long summer really ...
Handmade Chess Sets
August 23, 2012
Our kids have had a fascination with all things medieval for years. They love historical fiction set in this time period. They love medieval type fantasy stories. (We devoured the Lord of the Rings books and movies years ago already.) And now they love computer role playing games with a ...
Homeschool Omnibus eBook Sale
August 21, 2012
As much as I want to live summer to the fullest through to the end of August and into September, I'm undeniably thinking a lot about homeschool stuff these days. That shows up in my writing here - an elementary curriculum series, our dyslexia journey, and a homeschool product review. ...
Reading Horizons for Struggling Readers
August 20, 2012
In my last post I told you the story of how we discovered Laurent's dyslexia and how we are dealing with that in a homeschool learning environment. Reading Horizons is the program we are currently using to help our dyslexic son learn to read.
Our Journey (so far) with Dyslexia
August 17, 2012
Homeschooling an “easy reader” is a homeschooling mother’s dream. But what if your child struggles with reading? Well, I’ve been there and this is my story. And Laurent’s story, which I have permission to share. And it's a long one.
Nova Scotia Wrap Up
August 14, 2012
These were going to be last weekend's The View Around Here. But there was too many to whittle down, and I wanted to post the sailing photos. So, here I am, left with a bunch of great photos I am compelled to post with no real reason to do so ...
