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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Field Trip Back in Time
What a fantastic field trip! We have been hearing for months about the wonderful Beamish Museum and finally got an opportunity to go see what all the fuss was about. […]
First Footing
Weeks ago Mr. Ray told us of a New Year’s Eve tradition from northern England that seems to be dying out here. The tradition of “First Footing”. During New […]
The Miner’s Nativity
When we arrived early at the Cathedral on Christmas Eve it was already packed with worshippers. We were ushered to the back to wait in a standing room only area […]
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 […]
Cake, cookie, or biscuit??
Jaffa cakes… those delightful little treats that I should never have discovered. It was an unusual looking, seemingly harmless cookie type confection sitting in its box on the aisle with […]
Christmas Happenings
We had a lovely evening yesterday as our friends Kate and Lynn from the Crusty Bun came over for supper. Meg had a lot of fun decorating the table. She […]
Don’t judge a book by it’s cover (or age)
When I first set eyes on our little kitchen in England I thought it was nearly perfect for our year here. The only potential problem I saw was the tiny, […]
Christmas Photos
Not much time for a post today but I thought I would share a few Christmas photos and some other photos from around town yesterday. Crazy photo bomber […]
Durham Christmas Market
Yesterday we spent a few hours in Durham at the annual Christmas Market. There was a lot going on and A LOT of people. Palace Green was the site of […]
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 […]
Southern Snow in Northeast England
Our sweet friends from Alabama sent a box this week. They collected our 2012- 2013 yearbook from our school and had it all signed by Joshua and Meg’s classmates. […]
A Season of Waiting
We are enjoying the beginnings of our first ever Christmas outside of America. We have been making handmade ornaments for weeks and found a lovely tree via “Freecycle” and […]
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, […]
Song of Harvest
“Come, ye thankful people, come raise the song of harvest home. All is safely gathered in Ere the winter storms begin God our Maker doth provide for our wants to […]
Cow Slobber and Chicken Foot Pie
“Sometimes I really miss Great-Grandma,” Joshua said as I tucked him into bed. “I know, buddy,” I said. “Sometimes the holidays make it a little bit harder.” My Grandmother had […]
Snowballs and Tall Bread tales
We had a nice visit this week to the Crusty Bun. I’m afraid We’ve been talking a bit too long and I’m keepin’ them from work. But Kate and Lynn […]
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 […]
Gypsies?
It happened one day as the kids and I were walking to the Cathedral from our home. As we headed down a steep hill into the centre of the city. […]
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 […]
Games People Play
A new game to us that at one time was big in the UK is the game of Conkers. I am wondering if any of our friends in northern US […]
Fields of Poppies
Today is Remembrance Day in the UK. In America we’ve always called November 11 Veterans’ Day. Our family has tried to take a moment to remember the sacrifices of our […]
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. […]
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