Wednesday's Journal ~ Day in Our Life
September 22, 2010
I want to share what a real day looks like at our house. I didn't choose this Wednesday for any particular reason. In fact if I wanted to paint a better picture I should of told the story of a day when all goes according to plan. But this is ...
Weekly Blocks ~ A Planning Tool
September 20, 2010
Last week we resumed our morning school routine after taking three weeks off at the end of summer school. During summer, my goal was to stick to a light schedule that would, at bare minimum, keep up the kid's basic math proficiency and writing skills. With a new season upon ...
Friday's Kitchen
September 18, 2010
On Wednesday this week I made pancakes for supper. Then on Thursday, after getting home from the farm, instead of cooking supper I had a hot bath with this book. We ordered pizza (and bought a frozen g-free version at the grocery store for Damien) and drank farm-fresh apple cider. ...
Words I Need to Read
September 17, 2010
Right now I'm reading the book Chosen Faith, Chosen Land The Untold Story of American's 21st-Century Shakers. I took it with me to the farm today. While the kids were playing I sat down for a few stolen moments to read a bit. Not for a long time mind you, ...
Deciding What to Teach
September 15, 2010
Several months ago, a reader asked me “How do you decide what to teach your kids?” Today I answer that question over at Simple Homeschool. This was a hard question to answer. Some people want defined and fixed parameters about what you need to teach children to give them a ...
How to Freeze Tomatoes ~ or Preserving made Easy
September 13, 2010
This post may just be a thinly veiled excuse for posting more tomato photos. So be it. But I do actually have something of value to share with you all, my super easy way to preserve tomatoes. Over the past week and a half 35 lbs (easily) of organic garden ...
Blue Sky Beach Day
September 12, 2010
This morning we are going to the mountains for our usual hike. In fact I better get off this computer soon if we're going to leave in time. Seems like a good day to share the beautiful time we had at one of Maine's nicest beaches last weekend. We're usually ...
