Using the verb building for this particular project seems almost like cheating. Sometimes that is exactly the project I am looking to complete. 6 months back I picked up the glass globe from a fan someone had put out at the curb for trash pickup. This particular globe was larger and deeper than the average […]
Today begins our first day of Year 5 with Ambleside Online. It may be the first half of May but as we school year round we do not have a planned Summer Break which begins at a certain point. When we end one thing we seamlessly transition to the next, so this start of a […]
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We are currently at toward the end of Year 4 using AmblesideOnline for our home school curriculum. As we school year-round we do not run a traditional August through May school schedule. Instead we keep going, taking breaks as needed or as other parts of life come up. Actually we began Year 4 last summer, […]
Lunch today courtesy of a sale at the grocery store – sirloin steak with Mrs. Balls chutney, feta and veggie couscous salad, and grilled onions. I was just lamenting to my husband that I missed beef which was not ground. Everything else was either too expensive or not in stock. Then I saw the flier […]
It is the middle of April and I am currently doing something I do not regularly do during this season – school planning. Fun times! I would rather be starting more vegetable plants and mulching the beds. All in due time. Those activities I am saving for when I get overwhelmed with planning and as […]
This post contains affiliate links to resource I believe you will find helpful. If you purchase and items after clicking through this blog may receive a small amount back at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support. At the beginning of the calendar year we found ourselves without a nature group to […]
There are a 1,001 ways to make a curry sauce. I feel like I have tried many with some successes and many failures. While our spice cabinet contains the ingredients to make a curry sauce (a very nonstandard Midwestern fair) I chose to go the premade grocery store route this time. Why? Ease. Beyond that […]
Every superhero has their source of vulnerability. Superman’s is kryptonite. The Flash’s is cold. Wonder Woman’s is being tied by The Lasso. While I may not have a full body spandex outfit with a cape to accompany a cool moniker, I too have a vulnerability. Mine? Cookies. There are only a slight few I discriminate […]
When looking for plants to add to my garden perennials find their way into my plan more often than annuals. Why? The ability to plant once and receive a beautiful benefit year after year. Does this make me a lazy gardener or a financially savvy, time-aware gardener? Yes. The tulip bulbs I planted last fall […]