Chicken and Potato Bake: a recipe (plus Cold Curry Pea Salad recipe)
Lots of garden harvest for this dish, great to make at the end of summer. Â I heart new potatoes!It's too easy for a formal recipe, and it's a "throw what you like into it" sort of thing, so here goes...
View ArticleProject Life 2012 August 4-8th Beach Vacation Picture Overload
PROJECT LIFETWENTY TWELVEIN PICTURESAUGUST 4-8THWe did an Ocean-themed unit study before we left for the vacation. Â I love tying in a field trip. Smile.The night before vacation, midnight snack, eating...
View ArticlePizza Day!
We did a short unit study on Pizza and had a Pizza Day.The kids made pizzas and then dessert fruit pizzas. oiling the crustgrating the cheesetaking a break. eating yogurt. adding the saucetasting the...
View ArticleTOT SCHOOL-PROJECT LIFE: Mister Seahorse
PROJECT LIFETWENTY TWELVEHOME ED FIRST WEEKIN PICTURES:Mister Seahorse is wonderful book (both visually & literally) by Eric Carle.  It is all about the daddy caretakers of the sea. I had no idea...
View ArticleProject Life: 8/9-8/14 2012 Granny Goose's birthday
PROJECT LIFETWENTY TWELVEGRANNY'S BIRTHDAYIN PICTURES:we got back from vacation to THIS amazing bloom! (More about that here)Sea Lavenderwispy little sweet purple bloomsdelicate purple bloomsraspberry...
View ArticleYarn Along: Oaklet update, "Man of Constant Sorrow" & 3 more sheep
Fast-paced days. Planning days. Cold mornings. Cool evenings. Hot tea. Cuddling days. Butternut Squash soup. Fiber Frenzy. Autumn is creeping its way into my world and I am loving it.Joining in with...
View ArticleProject Life: Attachment Parenting
PROJECT LIFESEPTEMBERTWENTY TWELVEIN PICTURES:Willow Psalm Kamaria is definitely a  future attached parent. :)She brought me this scarf and her favorite baby and wanted her tied to her back.  My sweet...
View ArticleLittle Hands to Heaven: Unit 10
Little Hands to Heaven Unit 10 (letters A-H) Using the book The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes by Kenneth N. TaylorRahab helped the spies escape.  Joshua 2:2-6, 12-13 Rahab helped the spies, and...
View ArticleLittle Hands To Heaven Unit 11
Little Hands to Heaven (by Carrie Austin, M.Ed.)Unit 11Letter: Â IiGod chose and army. Â Judges 7:5-7God used the way men drank at the river to help Gideon choose an army.God chose the men who used their...
View ArticleSQUASH BAKE: a recipe
My husband harvested some Acorn Squash. Â Below is a "loose" recipe for roasting it. Â Yummy late summer supper!veggie loveI got 3 (6 halves) per panbe very generous with the ingredients. Â such a nutty,...
View ArticleProject Life: 8/15 to 8/20 Slug, Lost Tooth, New clothes, Veggie Love
PROJECT LIFE8/15-8/20TWENTY TWELVEIN PICTURES:A really cool looking slug the boys found on the porch. Â This thing was huge!new clothes for a new "school" year. Â he was sooo proud and happy!how to keep...
View ArticleLate Summer Veggie Soup: a recipe
Yes, I let my kids use sharp knives in the kitchen. Â Yes, I supervise them. Â Yes, it builds knowledge and skills and accomplishment and confidence, at an early age. Â Below is a (loose) recipe for using...
View ArticleWatermelon Harvest: Project Life
PROJECT LIFETWENTY TWELVEWATERMELON DAYSIN PICTURES:Huge Watermelon harvest these sweet days: Â Sugarbabies, Sangria, Starlight, Golden Midget...LOVELY.
View ArticleProject Life 8/22-8/30 Pears/fingerpainting/tie-dyes/powerwashing/sheep!
PROJECT LIFE8-22 THROUGH 8-30TWENTY TWELVEIN PICTURES:Pear Harvestorganically grown pears are not very pretty but they are still juicy and sweetLittle Hands to Heaven Lesson 10pear munchingsweet girl...
View ArticleProject Life: 9/1 to 9/6 School Days
PROJECT LIFE9/1 THROUGH 9/6TWENTY TWELVEIN PICTURES:Insect shells found and treasured from our Co-op play date at Morgans GroveZarian watching it rainbeautiful rain10 times around the sun, this...
View ArticlePastel Art: A Marsh
We had some friends over and did an art lesson. Â The medium was Chalk Pastels and the subject was A Marsh. Â We were going to visit our local marsh for a Mud Raking exercise-we didn't end up making it...
View ArticleWooden People Post (and a birthday bash)
PROJECT LIFE:TWENTY TWELVE5 TIMES AROUND THE SUNBIRTHDAY BASHIN PICTURES:I found this post that I never published. Â It was from Cai Ocean's 5th magical birthday. Better late than never. I did publish a...
View ArticleYarn Along: Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone
Joining in with Ginny at Small Things of the Yarn Along. ~ "Two of my favorite things are knitting and reading, and the evidence of this often shows up in my photographs.  I love seeing what other...
View ArticleYarn Along: alpacas, Berets and France study
Forget diamonds and pearls, my man takes me to an Alpaca festival for my birthday (smile) Â and buys me lovely wool to add to the stash. Â Joining in the Yarn Along to show what's on the Reading and...
View ArticleProject Life: 3 birthdays!
We have had 3 birthdays in September. Â Special ones, too! Â One son became "legal" age 18, one son went around the sun ten times (double digits, baby!) and I had a birthday too. Â Top secret number...
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