No sewing this week (insert sad face), but I was able to get in on a big sale at my local fabric store. That means I have enough fabric for several projects. Enough to keep me busy for several weeks! Our family had two firsts this week. First, our oldest son, who now has his …
No pictures from the home front this week. We had a busy beginning to our week because we were getting ready to go camping. We've left the three oldest at home this time, but by the time you read this we'll be happily camping with the rest of our children. My husband and I have …
I've been doing lots of scrapbooking this week, and I was able to get a new Sunday dress 90% finished for my youngest daughter. I tried something new on it and was so happy with the results. So was my daughter. The weather is finally warming up, and my children are thoroughly enjoying our back …
A few days ago this article came up in my Facebook feed - How ‘twisted’ early childhood education has become — from a child development expert. I had heard here and there that students are now being "taught the test" creating a lot of stress for students to do well so their teachers and school look …
I really don't like change. I hate new routines although I enjoy the routine of school once we're into it. All of this explains why I never make a very big deal of school starting. We just jump in with both feet as if we've already been going for a month, and this is nothing …
This week I started a sourdough starter. So far it's doing pretty well. I really want to figure out making sourdough products. Knowing how to use sourdough helped Ma feed her family through "The Long Winter" when she did not have yeast available. I also asked my children to write how their ideal day would …
I love maps and studying them. I love reading books about other cultures. However, I've found that a lot of geography textbooks can be rather dull. I can now say with full confidence that learning geography can be fun. The other day a pin came up in my Pinterest feed about computer games that a …
As I've mentioned before, I LOVE lists. I have so much going on. If I try to hold all of my "to-do's" in my head I'll forget something which will drive me crazy. Generally about twice a year I post a list of things I want to sew over the next few months. I was …
Last week I mentioned that this school work we started something new - copywork. I'd been seeing posts on this for a year or two now, but I just couldn't face adding something else to our homeschool schedule. Several things combined to convince me I should give it a try. First, a couple of my …
Well, the first week of school is under our belts. It went quite well overall. This year I started my three-year-old on a preschool programme that I found online. It has gone very well this first week. He studied the letter "X" and had fun. We also talked about the Bible being a treasure that …
Intentional Simplicity 