Traveling in the UK, Part 2–Air Travel
This is an installment in a series of posts about moving to the UK for a Ph.D, specifically at Durham University. To read more posts like this, see our list here. Since we […]
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Traveling in the UK Part 1–The Trains
This is an installment in a series of posts about moving to the UK for a Ph.D, specifically at Durham University. To read more posts like this, see our list here. Americans inherited […]
Field Trip Friday # 24 Pit Ponies
It was another trip back in time today. Back in time to the days of the colliery pit ponies. Mr. Ray took us back around to Beamish. We hadn’t seen […]
Durham University College System–Choosing the Right College for You
This is an installment in a series of posts about moving to the UK for a Ph.D, specifically at Durham University. To read more posts like this, see our list here. Choosing a […]
O sole mio
I thought that I had nothing to blog about today….. until I headed in to the Cathedral for volunteer work today. Durham Cathedral sits on a peninsula on a bend […]
Drying Damp Denim
Drying damp denim on a day that is warm, wet and cloudy is a bit like herding cats s l o w l y. That is why we only […]
A Lovely Weekend
We had a heat wave this weekend. The temp soared to 77F. Sunday was the hottest day we have had since moving here the first on September. We had a […]
The Strangest Place on Earth – According to Megan (Part 2)
We got kind of twisted around at this point. Which is just around the corner from the giant stone animal. Then we got stuck in a Maze 😦 […]
The Strangest Place on Earth – According to Megan
Now this “episode” of the strangest place on earth (Forbidden Corner) will be about the mazes and confusion of this strange place. First you walk in to the green man.(not […]
The Strangest Place on Earth – Field Trip Friday #23
Today’s field trip was an adventure to the Yorkshire Dales to see one of the strangest sites I have ever seen. We traveled about an hour in Mr. Ray’s bonnie […]
A Cuppa
It has been a bit of a day….. seventh grade math meltdowns, too damp outside to dry the clothes and too hot to run the heat to dry them on […]
The Things I Miss
With only 46 days left until we head stateside I thought I would make a list of things that I am looking forward to seeing again. I have asked the […]
Open Treasure
One of the great joys living in Durham England has been spending so much time volunteering at the Cathedral. Even on days when we are at home we can still hear […]
Bluebells and Brownies
Meg and I had a very exciting weekend. I have been volunteering with her Brownie unit here in Durham. The Girl Guide Association in the UK is similar to the […]
Reworking the Workflow
This is an installment in a series of posts about moving to the UK for a Ph.D, specifically at Durham University. To read more posts like this, see our list here. One of […]
R.A.D. Exam Results
Well, for all of you who were following our year of ballet here in England the R.A.D. exams are back. I am pleased to report that Meg passed in all […]
Bumps in the Road (Con’t)
Each morning before we begin our home school work and adventures the kids and I read a daily devotion. This year we have been reading the book Jesus Calling. For […]
Bumps in the Road
Sometimes as people look back on the way things used to be they are called the “Good Ol’ Days”. We tend to look back and say how much rosier and […]
Richmond Castle – English Heritage Site
On Monday, before we had our picnic feast along the river, our friends walked us up to Richmond Castle. As I was telling you yesterday Richmond Castle is another English […]
A Picnic, a duck race and a queen
Yesterday was a bank holiday here. Schools were closed and most people were off work. Some dear friends of ours, Giles and Nancy, invited us to go on a picnic […]
Field Trip Friday # 22 (part 2)
After our visit to Binchester Roman Fort there was a nearby site that I was very much wanting to see. Mr. Ray drove us a few miles down the road […]
Field Trip Friday # 22
This Friday our history teacher and school bus driver, Mr. Ray, picked us up and we headed just down the road to Binchester Roman Fort. Mr. Ray had told us […]
The Last of Belsay Hall
I told you I had a weeks worth of things to show you from Belsay Hall. It has been a week since our visit there. I thought that y’all might […]
Medieval Music
We did have a field trip Friday today. It was near by and quite interesting. I will tell you all about it on Sunday. I still have two more posts to […]
Ah Ha it’s a Ha Ha
So walking across a different part of Belsay Hall on Saturday Mr. Ray taught us about yet another brilliant European invention. This wall is called a Ha […]
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