Posted in recipes on Jul 10th, 2011 1 Comment »
Just for Liese, who’s waited so patiently, I finally posted the rhubarb lemon juice recipe! Sorry it took so long. The original recipe was really sweet (even the kids couldn’t drink it without diluting it with kefir lemonade!) so I had to rework it. Here’s the recipe.
Posted in Attachment Parenting, Book Recommendations, Children's health, College and College Prep, cooking/home ec, cool sites, Daily log, freebies, Frugal living, Gardening, geography, Green, In the news, Links, Montessori, nature, nutrition, personal, recipes, science, social studies, support, Teens and high school on Jun 5th, 2011 1 Comment »
Here’s a round-up of stuff I’ve been meaning to share… Fairy Tales, Folktales, Fables, and Folklore This great web site contains hundreds of stories from mythologies around the world. From Finnish folk tales to Anderson fairy tales to parables of Buddhism, there’s something for everyone. This would be great to combine with studies of countries [...]
Posted in art, Book Recommendations, Daily log, nature, personal, pictures, plays, recipes, science on Jul 18th, 2010 7 Comments »
It’s been so long since I’ve done one of these posts, it’s going to be hard not to be 30 or 40! Here’s a bit of what we’ve been doing around here… 1. We’re reading Kayak Anna. I got the book Kayak Anna and Palindrome Creek (or something similar) to review and started reading [...]
Posted in art, Daily log, Home ec, PE, pictures, recipes on Feb 5th, 2010 2 Comments »
Here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to…. 1. Making deviled egg sailboats. 2. Continuing to read our Revolutionary War diary. 3. Having guitar lessons with Daddy (for Victoria and Anna). 4. Doing art. by Victoria: by Jack: 5. Creating games and busywork. 6. Running businesses. I love how Jack creates his own spelling [...]
Posted in cool sites, history, holidays, lesson plans, nature, recipes, science, social studies, Toddlers on Nov 11th, 2009 1 Comment »
I’m so behind in housework and homeschooling and laundry and writing (and getting out of pajamas, if we’re going to be perfectly honest!) but had to share a few good things with y’all… 1. Thirteen “extinct” animal species that were found alive (in pictures). Check out the little marsupial who was thought to be extinct [...]
Posted in cooking/home ec, Daily log, Field trips & tours, Frugal living, Fun, nature, nutrition, pictures, recipes, science on Sep 11th, 2009 5 Comments »
We’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t had time to post half the fun stuff we’ve done. Here’s a bit of it though… 1. We hand fed some kittens at Nancy’s. Their mother had abandoned them and Nancy has been taking care of them. She taught us her recipe (evaporated milk, corn syrup and [...]
Posted in Home ec, recipes on Sep 6th, 2009 1 Comment »
Chrissy asked for the recipe for the strawberry applesauce Victoria made the other day. I just made it up last week and I tend to cook like a grandma (no measurements) so I hope this will do… Strawberry Applesauce Peel and slice a bunch of apples and put them in a pot. Add about a [...]
Posted in nature, recipes, science on Jul 29th, 2009 4 Comments »
(photo plus intriguing recipe from Dish-Trict) I mentioned getting squash blossoms at the Farmers’ Market yesterday and Gerky asked what I did with them. To tell you the truth, I’m not sure yet! They are being carefully stored in my fridge for tonight (they are very perishable!) and I have big plans for them. I [...]
Posted in lesson plans, recipes, science on Jun 26th, 2009 No Comments »
Beta mentioned getting ready to start an earth science unit the other day when I posted the geology cartoon. Here’s another fun way to introduce the unit. Make meteorite candy! This activity has been designed as a comfortable introduction to describing meteorites. It helps students become better observers by making a connection between the familiar [...]
Posted in holidays, plans for the day, recipes on Feb 24th, 2009 1 Comment »
Today is Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, also known as Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day. And it’s our sledding party out of town. I’ve been racing around trying to find one of the 85 assorted sizes of snowpants that our family owns. I have been unable to find a single pair [...]
