Harvey is our new itty-bitty, scrummy-yummy puppy, who I have completely fallen head over heels in love with. He is tiny, and very probably the runt of the litter, but for Lillie (whose puppy he is) it was love at first sight. He was alone in the corner, quieter than his siblings, and she felt……
Category: Homeschooling
Meet Rufus and Caspian
These two cutie-pies joined our little family late last night. Since Oscar died, we have all been struggling. The children have never known a life without Oscar in it and, apart from Gary, we have all only known a life with animals in it. Our home seemed cold and empty now there were no snuggle……
Heart-Broken
A few days ago we found out that our gorgeous sixteen year old lab had probable cancer. He had been deteriorating over the past few weeks to a point where his arthritis meant he was struggling to support his weight on his back legs. Yesterday we made the difficult decision to have him put down.……
Dipping Our Toes In… and Other News
I have such great intentions to blog each day, but school so often gets in the way! I have been busy beavering around, preparing for the new school year, trying to get my head around the sheer volume of work I make for myself and looking at ways to decrease it. A dear friend of……
Happy Eleventh Birthday, Abigail!
To my sweet, gorgeous girl on your birthday, Yesterday you turned eleven. I can’t even begin to imagine how it is possible that you are heading towards your teens so soon after I gave birth to you! Where has time gone? Eleven years ago I gave birth to you. I already had two traumatic births……
Our Beautiful Life
Thomas has been gone over the past week, living it up at Soul Survivor, a Christian music event. Actually it is so much more than just music and he has come back on fire for God and ready for the next stage in his journey with God. I picked him up yesterday at about 1pm……
Exam Results 2019
All three of my older children have been taking some exams/courses this summer and we now have all the results. Here goes… Thomas has completed his diploma in Music Production and received a merit (the equivalent of 60 UCAS points). Although he wasn’t over the moon with his grade, he has enjoyed every single aspect……
Ideas, Please!
Yesterday, our insurance company deemed our ten year old range cooker unrepairable and offered us a new one! I couldn’t believe it! On Saturday we will take delivery of a brand new cream range cooker – what an incredible insurance company (Domestic and General) We were going to pay to have the old one taken……
Homeschooling with MEL Science: Burning Magnesium
Welcome to our latest post on MEL Science: Burning Magnesium. It has been a long time since this was done back in April, and I am only just getting round to writing about it! Yay me! As usual, I had Abigail prepare for this experiment by reading the lesson on the MEL Science website. Some……
Art Lab 4: Chalk Pastels
I am adding this Art Lab Chalk Pastel lesson quite apprehensively because I didn’t actually do these lessons with the girls. Lillie blessed me by taking over the little one’s school work when I was up to my elbows in Charlotte and her Latin! Thank you, Baby. Being as organised as I am (not), I……
Sewing School: How to Make a Needle Book
I used the following book and felt to teach the girls how to make a needle book. The girls came with me to chose their felt, thread and needle threaders which increased their enthusiasm to get started: Using the patterns in the book I cut out two patterns for the needle book and cut four……
Homeschool Living Maths: Life of Fred – Farming
I am very slowly going through Life of Fred – Farming, and in deed all these books, which are to all intents and purposes too young for my eldest, and possibly for my youngest. But there is something about them that makes me stoically continue on. The girls do ACE maths everyday, so I am……
Botany Unit Study: Introduction
Welcome to our new Botany Unit Study: Unit 1 – Introduction. Over the next twelve weeks, the girls and I will be learning all we can about the world of plants. We will be growing, investigating and eating plants, and we are very excited! We will be using the very excellent Apologia Exploring Creation with……
Ancient Times Scientist Study: Pythagoras (c.570BC – c. 495 BC)
Whenever I think of Pythagoras, my mind immediately turns to Pythagoras’ theory on triangles. I was pleasantly surprised when I began reading out from the text book to discover that Pythagoras was so much more than just his theory. I used the Science in the Ancient World as my main source of information, as well……
When Life Throws You a Curve Ball
Sometimes it’s hard to know how much to share on a blog. I mean, I want my online diary to contain each and every part of my life, and in general I think I tend to be fairly open and transparent. I am blessed by teens who love the fact I blog and love the……