Our nature study focus for this term is reptiles. No, this was not of my choosing. We are following the Ambleside Online rotation. I don't think I would pick snakes and lizards in a million years if it were up to me! I thought it would be a rather challenging topic since we can't just … Continue reading On Nature Journals and Open Eyes
For those of you that don't read French, it means "I have a toothache." Literally translated, "I have sickness in the teeth." Last year in our French lessons there was a story we listened to about a little girl with a toothache who went everywhere around town, crying out, "J'ai mal aux dents! J'ai mal … Continue reading J’ai mal aux dents!
Another gem from The Parish Papers by George MacDonald (plus a little rambling on my personal worship experience)... In this scene, the main character (Vicar Walton) is having a conversation with the blacksmith, who happens to hail from a slightly different Christian tradition... "And then when the excitement goes off, there is no seed left in … Continue reading From My Commonplace…
We are in the thick of week one of this, our second year of homeschooling. Welcome to the chaos as we transition from summer lazing to solidifying new routines and incorporating a third pupil! Here are a few highlights (that word is a debatable choice!) from this week... ~ I ~ To celebrate "back to … Continue reading Tidbits from Week 1
I don't get in to the thrift stores around town as often as I'd like to. It's just too difficult with littles ones in tow. A few weeks back Belle and I did make the rounds one Friday afternoon, however, and I picked up this gem of a geography game. It has proven … Continue reading Canadian Geography – fun enough for family night!
My Peace in the Puzzle 