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Our American History Scrapbook
Awhile back I mentioned that we were taking a notebooking approach to American History. Shawntele @ Saved by Grace asked to hear more about our notebook so I promised to post about it. It’s actually more of a scrapbook. I’m not sure if or how that differs from what other homeschoolers calling “notebooking” but it’s more cut-and-paste than it is…
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A Blustery Walk
It’s the dark time of the year. I always have a hard time adjusting to the shorter daylight hours after the time changes in the fall. Sunset today was at 4:22p.m. and it will continue to set earlier and earlier for another 6 weeks. Then the days will gradually start getting longer again! This afternoon I went for a walk…
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Making Butter – a tutorial
When I was growing up we almost always drank raw milk. We didn’t own a cow but we would buy fresh milk from a neighbor who did. We made our own butter, too. Recently I bought a half-gallon of whipping cream and then didn’t end up using it all before the expiration date, so I decided my children could learn…
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A Love Letter
Dearest Lyle, Today is Marriage Monday over at Chrysalis… and the assignment is to “write a love letter to my husband.” I wasn’t going to do it, because I knew it would embarrass you… but since today happens to be the 24th anniversary of our wedding… well, I couldn’t just let it pass without writing something, now could I? I…
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Fall Beauty
We went camping this past weekend in central Washington, near Grand Coulee Dam. Steamboat Rock campground is open year round and we thought it might be a little warmer over there for perhaps the last camp-out of the season. It was. But it was also gray and drizzly……however, as I’ve mentioned before, we don’t mind the rain. The scenery was…
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Grand Coulee Dam
This past weekend we had another informal family field trip to the Grand Coulee Dam in central Washington. We were camping in the area, so took the opportunity to visit the dam while we were over there. It doesn’t tie in with anything we’re learning about currently… but it was built in the 1930s as a Public Works Administration project,…
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Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
As we’ve been studying the American Revolution this year, I have wished we had the opportunity to visit some of the historical sites — Boston, Philadelphia, Williamsburg, Washington D.C… Living “way out west” is kinda unhandy for field trips to such places, though we do hope to make such a trip before too long, possibly next year. In our history…
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Simple Woman’s Daybook
It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these. I always love the way this particular meme causes me to slow down and reflect on the simple things of life. I see that the “thought prompts” have changed up a bit since the last time I did it. I like that. I’d love to read your “simple” reflections, too! Be…
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Apple Picking Time
It seems like fall arrived in our area right in sync with the calendar this year. The temperatures have been cooler for the past couple of weeks, and fall is in the air! As a fun fall activity we decided to visit the Green Bluff area northeast of Spokane yesterday. It’s only about an hour from where we live. The…
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Last Day of Summer
We have enjoyed a beautiful September. Today was sunny and warm… a perfect day for a bike ride! There is a really nice “rails to trails” bike trail in our area that we like to ride on.The problem we’ve had before is that dogs have to be leashed on the trail, and it’s hard to ride a bike and control…
