Monarch Tagging
September 20, 2007
One of our learning projects this fall is monarch tagging. We studied monarch larvae and butterflies last year but this year we are also tagging them. This is one of those learning opportunities that presents itself and can't be passed up. I love homeschooling for this very reason - you ...
Sunday's trek: Black Mountain
September 17, 2007
Today's hike took us to Black Mountain. A 3 mile out & back hike with a rocky, flat summit and beautiful views. We packed soup for lunch, which Damien heated with our backpack/camp stove that he built (yep, that's my man). Unfortunately, our post lunch apples attracted wasps, one of ...
Apple Ridge Orchard
September 14, 2007
Went apple picking yesterday. It was lovely. I'm almost done getting ready for our school year and I hope to blog more about that later. Meanwhile I'm trying to enjoy the crisp, beautiful blue sky late summer days.
Drama Queen
September 11, 2007
While Brienne was sleeping this afternoon I commented to the kids, "I hate to say it but it's quite pleasant when your sister is sleeping" Laurent responded "Yes, when she's awake and tired she's a bit dramatic." That sure is a nice way of saying she's really annoying!
African Stew
September 7, 2007
One of my goals for this season is to have Celine cook supper once a week. She started tonight with African Stew from the Kids Can Press Jumbo Vegetarian Cookbook. I chopped onion, stirred the hot pot and provided general help. She choose the recipe, followed the directions, washed, cut ...
Peace with Fall
September 7, 2007
I'm making peace with the changing seasons. For lunch yesterday I made farm-grown cream of broccoli & potato soup. The day was coolish and soup just seemed right, not to mention I needed to use up the broccoli. But even broccoli soup couldn't take the sting out of saying goodbye ...
