Our trip back in time (Part 2)
We continued on our tour of Beamish Museum and found our selves in a school house in the year 1913. I think that this horse in the primary kid’s classroom […]
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Carpe Annum
Carpe diem, “seize the day” is a good reminder to take the opportunities that God has given us every day and use them to the fullest. On New Year’s Eve, […]
Field Trip Friday #11 – Scotland!
Yesterday was one of the few Field Trip Fridays that Rob has been able to attend with us. We got up early and caught a train at the Durham rail […]
Christmas Parties
Last night was Meg’s last night of Brownie Girl Guides until the new year. We celebrated with a pizza pyjama party. Rob and I gave Joshua and Meg some warm […]
Try Try Again.
Had a fun but busy day today. We worked on a bit of science during our home school time. We are studying the Plant Kingdom and are attempting a bit […]
Field Trip Friday # 9 Pipe Organs and Moors
The Friday we wanted to see the nearby town of Crook, where Mr. Ray grew up. He drove us the short distance over and we are continually amazed how quickly […]
Gleaning a Rich Harvest
This past Friday was a different sort of Friday for us. We had planned to go see Washington Old Hall, which is the home of some of George Washington’s ancestors, […]
Back in Bass
The music teacher in me is breathing a sigh of relief. Ahh We are back in bass again. Let the music rehearsing begin. It all began last fall when our […]
A Great Week
We have had a routine but fun week here in England. Rob has been busy at the University doing his reading, studying and writing. The kids and I have been […]
Muddle Through Moments
Some days are just “muddle through” days. Today home school math is hard. Today the laundry is not drying on the drying racks. Today we are struggling with simple lessons […]
Field Trip Friday #8 – HMS Trincomalee
Our very sweet friend Mr. Ray came and picked us up for another historical fun filled field trip. He took us over to the sea side town of Hartlepool. […]
Science Exploration
Recently Durham University hosted a Science exploration event. The kids and I enjoyed discovering new things outside the classroom of our home. In fact we enjoyed it so much that […]
15th Century Catapult Complete
As promised here are the pictures of the completed 15 century catapult. The kids had fun putting it together and even more fun launching various lego guys from it. This […]
Field Trip Friday #7
It was another beautiful day in County Durham today. There was a fall crispness in the air as Mr. Ray came round and picked us up. He sweetly offered to […]
October Ending
Today is the last day of October. It is hard to believe that we have been here in England for almost 2 months. We try to fill our days with […]
Christmas Preparations
Friday’s Field Trip was postponed due to Joshua catching an English stomach bug. We have spent a few days letting him rest and get well. Meg has been storing up […]
Field Trip Friday #6 The Silver Swan
Today the kids and I had an invitation from our friend Mr. Ray to go over to the Bowes Museum in the lovely town of Barnard Castle.. This beautiful french […]
York (Part 2)
Looking back over our pictures from yesterday’s excursion I realised that Meg looks like she is freezing. It was a misty, windy day. Not terribly cold. It was in the […]
Field Trip Friday #5
Well today was one of those “change of plan” kind of days. I had planned for the three of us to go to a priory ruin and explore a bit. […]
Tour of Durham Cathedral
http://youtu.be/lU9lHk8q09A A student-led tour of Durham Cathedral. BONUS: Bloopers reel of the two tours follows!
Write like a Benedictine (Monk that is)
You have to sing that title along with the tune “Walk like an Egyptian”, then it becomes a bit more funny or corny perhaps. Last week after we saw the […]
Field Trip Friday #4 My Father’s World
This was the first field trip for the kids and I alone as Rob’s studies have now begun. The kids and I have been tackling a bit of scientific classification […]
One amazing book
Last night the we had an opportunity to view the Lindisfarne Gospels on their last night on display in Durham. What a marvelous book with an amazing story! The kids […]
By Night
We shared several pictures of the Cathedral in a recent post. Tonight we attended the viewing of the Lindisfarne Gospels. On the way out, we were struck by the sight […]
Field Trip Friday #3
Field Trip Fridays have been an exciting time to explore the city that we call home during this year in England. Last week we completed a tour of both Durham […]
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