Ancient Woodland The woodland we are studying this year (and very possibly next year) is ancient woodland, which has been in existence since the 1600’s and is composed of only species of trees native to the UK. We are blessed because a secondary woodland has also grown up on this ancient land which had previously……
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Christmas Traditions: Annual Christmas Party
Just wanted to add a quick post to my Christmas Traditions page. We began this only three years ago, but it feels like I can say it is now an annual tradition. The first year it was just Nik’s family and mine; the second Lorna and her family joined in and this year was the……
So….
…..the older children were doing evening chores when I noticed T13 seemed to be doing more wandering around than work. I pulled him up on this, saying ‘Son, you don’t seem to be doing an awful lot of work right now.’ To which he replied, with a twinkle in his eye, ‘I’m moving my muscles……
Update on my (very) Wibbly Wobbly Weight Loss
Weight-loss and God Last year I gave my food and weight issues to God. And waited. As He directed I sought for wisdom from the Bible, learning lots as I went along – not much of it had anything to do with food though. I dieted at the same time. I honestly thought that by……
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!! I can’t believe it’s 2016! Oh my goodness….where does time go? I have had a thoroughly relaxing, nurturing few weeks which I needed more than I knew. There is beauty in the mundane and ordinary once more; life looks brightly coloured and full of hope; I am dreaming lazily about the simple……
Merry, merry Christmas!
I hope everyone has a wonderful, wonderful Christmas this year, with an incredible year ahead!
Yearly Wrap Up
This past year has been a year of trying out new things; attempting to be courageous in the face of timidity and juggling all the things life throws at me without dropping any balls. It has been a year of God challenging me on topics I don’t wish to be challenged on; of asking me……
Guest Posting: Learning about Mesopotamia Through Literature and Hand On Activities
I am guest posting over at 123homeschool4me today and would love for you to click over and read all about our adventures in Mesopotamia. I’m excited to be sharing my home schooling unit study about Ancient Mesopotamia based on three books retelling the Epic of Gilgamesh. Containing lots of fun hands-on activities…….. (for more click here)
Blogging through the Alphabet: E is for Earsplitting
So I need you to close your eyes and imagine (okay, I guess you will have to open your eyes to read, but I do want you to use your imagination). Picture this: It is seven thirty in the morning. I have been woken, coffee-ed and grunted at and have reluctantly rolled out of bed,……
Precious Moments
It has been a good and productive week this week, which has seen us finishing off our Australian Aboriginal unit study, learn about John Smith and Pocahontas, plod along with maths and continue on with an IGCSE English paper. The girls have been jewelry making, drawing and scrapbooking in their spare time, whilst T has……
To be Young Enough to Dream….
My son asked me to listen to this. We listened to it together, my head resting on his shoulder, his head resting on mine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vjyq02xBSk ‘It’s about mums,’ he murmured. ‘This is how I feel.’ Be still my beating heart <3
Australian Aborigines: Resources
Welcome to my first post covering the Australian Aboriginal Resources we used for our mini unit study. Australian Aboriginal Resources: Who are the Aboriginals? Firstly, we did a bit of research about the Aboriginal race…. Aborigines describe the people indigenous to Australia. The Aborigines were thought to have migrated from Asia some 30000 years ago,……
Because I Luvoo, Mummy
My little four-year old sidles up to me and slips me piece of paper. She gives me a gentle kiss on the cheek. ‘Because I luvoo, Mummy.’ And she wanders off. I look at the piece of paper she has been labouring over for the past hour or so and tears fill my eyes. B4 had……
Blogging through the Alphabet: D is for discombobulated
Oh there were so many words beginning with D which could have summed up my homeschooling family thus far…delusional comes to mind, along with daunting, daft and deficient. Actually daft describes me rather than my home schooling journey. On a more positive note, we could also be described as diligent, dazzling and domesticated, although that……
You’re not finished with me yet…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it4BHq6DYKs Create In Me Create in me a clean, clean heart Create in me a work of art Create in me a miracle Something real and something beautiful Create a miracle in me You’re not finished with me yet You’re not finished with me yet By Your power I can change, I can change ‘Cause……