I 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 […]
First things first. You’re going to want to bookmark this recipe. Trust me on this. You do not want a Google search for “Pasties” on your browser history. Now then, moving along. I really enjoy sharing old traditions and starting new ones with my little family. One of our newer traditions is having the extended […]
Read More Venison Pasties – A Christmas Tradition
I see a lot of folks asking what they should tell their children. Regardless of who you voted for an whether or not you felt you “won”, I believe you should tell your children this: Tell them that you love them. Tell them that we can only control our own behavior. Tell them that we […]
Read More What Am I Going To Tell My Children?
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
One thing that initially drew me to homeschooling, and especially the Charlotte Mason philosophy of education was the idea that “school time” should not take all day. I love the idea of being done with our sit down work by noon, freeing up afternoons for “a scamper on the lawn”, nature walks, and handicrafts (translation: […]
Read More Teaching Multiple Ages, One Room Schoolhouse Style
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 Toybox
I was recently chatting with one of my oldest and dearest friends who also happens to home school. We were gabbing about homeschool, curricula and perks, when the question arose as to whether I thought there might be gaps in a Charlotte Mason education. My first response was, No, I didn’t think there were gaps. […]
Read More Are There Gaps In A Charlotte Mason Education?And in the morning the pipes sent forth a mighty gurgle, and the toilet flushed slowly, and Mama said “If it’s yellow, it’s mellow” and it was yellow, but it was not mellow. Because it’s a proven fact that septic tanks only ever get full in the winter. And the lid is somewhere under all […]
Read More Only In Winter
