Field Trip Friday #29 – Hadrian’s Wall
Well today was our last official field trip adventure with Mr. Ray. It was also one of the few Fridays that Rob has been able to head out with us […]
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Big Purses
It has been a joy these past few months, parring down life to only the essentials packing them in a few suitcases and moving halfway across the globe. Now we […]
Field Trip Friday # 26 Back at the Quay
Yesterday was one of the few Friday’s that Rob has been available to journey along with us. We had an opportunity to go back to the Trincomalee in the Historic […]
Blue Lake Toast
I guess I am on a breakfast theme this week. I am also thinking about both our home in Durham and our sweet home in Alabama. This morning my son […]
British Breakfast Silliness
One of the wonderful things that we have enjoyed while living in Durham is the lack of additives in foods here. There are a multitude of artificial ingredients that are […]
Meg is in the kitchen
Today I have packed most of my winter things and filled most of one suitcase with items that we probably won’t need before we leave in three weeks. We brought […]
Seaham – Lord Byron and the Londonderry connection
It was so nice to get back over the Seaham yesterday. I am very glad we took advantage of the warm and sunny weather although, both children got somewhat sunburnt. […]
Field Trip Friday # 25
Today was an absolutely gorgeous day! The seagulls were flying over head, beckoning us to come to the sea side. So our dear Mr. Ray came to our humble homeschool […]
What we can not see…
This week I found a card with a poem that spoke volumes to me. The card contained a photo of hopeless tangles of embroidery floss. A multitude of colours running here […]
A Taste of Home
Chick-Fil-A Biscuits….. that is what Joshua said he wanted for lunch. Well since we are half a world away from the nearest Chick-Fil-A that sounded impossible. Then I thought about […]
US Memorial Day
Today is a day to celebrate the start of summer. There will be back yard barbecues and, where we live in the US, trips to the beach. But today is […]
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 […]
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 – 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 […]
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 […]
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