So, today I was feeding my sourdough starter, and I made a seriously Charlotte Mason quality connection. Mother Culture; you have to feed it, or you run out. If you’re not a hardcore CMer you’re probably wondering what on earth I’m talking about and how it applies to you. What the heck is “Mother Culture”? […]
Read More Mother Culture MondayI never knew my great grandmother. But looking through her commonplace book, I know I would have admired her. And she probably would have been puzzled by, but tolerant of my my wide-eyed enthusiasm for doing things the hard way. I can almost hear her saying ,”For pity’s sake, just use your microwave”! What is […]
Read More My Great-Grandmother’s Commonplace Book
Homeschooling has been such a blessing this year. I love being with the kids (most of the time 😉 ) and I love watching their wheels turn, while they make new connections, and discoveries. And while I’m sure I still have TONS to learn, I feel pretty confident sharing our successes and tricks. A topic that […]
Read More Schooling Outside The Box
Ah fall! It’s my favorite time of year. The colors, the crisp air, bonfires, warm soups and, even the ever present autumn cliche: Pumpkin. Spice. EVERYTHING! It’s also a busy time on the ol’ farm. Not only is there a lot that just didn’t get done with the crazy summer schedule, and getting our homeschool […]
Read More Autumn Chores for a Cozy Winter
Have you ever noticed how exhausting a week off is? Needed a vacation to recover from your vacation? I know I have. We have this week off of school, and I tell you I’m beat! It’s from all the fun activities and extra projects, right? NOPE. Haven’t done a single honey-do, catch up or special […]
Read More Why You Need a Routine
Lately I’ve been noticing a trend in parenting. We’re convinced that our children aren’t getting enough “sensory play”, so we manufacture opportunities to feel a new texture, hear a new sound or absorb a new odor–yeah, I said absorb a new odor. You know you’ve made the essential oil play dough. Me too. With Sparkles. […]
Read More The Ultimate Sensory ToyboxHold on, it’s a wordy one! One of the things I mentioned in my last post about letting go of things that are no longer working for us, was bringing our girls home for the upcoming school year. My long-time readers , all three of you, (Hey Paul, Lisa, Denise, how are you? ) already […]
Read More Getting Out Of The RiverAs I started the new year, I had one major goal in mind: Getting Dressed. I’m only half joking. For the past year or so I’ve pretty well been living in the same crusty clothes, because I’m not going anywhere, and let’s face it, someone is going to snot on me. From a purely […]
Read More Letting GoLet me start this post with a rant. We are farmish people. We like critters. We consider a certain amount of dirt good for our health. We like the idea of our kids digging in the mud. You can tell by looking at us. We are almost never totally put-together and spiffy. But there is […]
Read More Unwelcome Critters! The unofficial scoop on head lice.Just in case any of you were under the silly misconception that we “Have It All Together” around here, I’ll spend this week sharing the things I’d still like to accomplish before the baby comes, which I feel will be soon. Some are things that are directly related to bringing home a baby, and others […]
Read More Holy Cow, There’s a Baby Coming Soon, We Gotta Get Busy!!