Sweet Home Alabama
We are so thrilled to have our dear friend and neighbour Rebecca, from back home in Alabama visiting for the week. Rebecca is here on her spring break from […]
War Eagle from England
Today’s guest bloggers are our friends from Auburn University: Rebecca and Andrea. When Rob called us and mentioned that his English friend Rusty had a hat collection that included a […]
Tonight
Many of our friends in the US took a leap forward in time this morning. We here in the UK won’t make that jump springing forward for another three weeks. […]
The Milk Man – (Things I thought were extinct)
Meg was invited to a pizza and movie night at a friend’s house last night. I was sharing conversation and a cuppa tea with the Mom in their kitchen. She […]
Field Trip Friday #15
It was a wonderful day full of adventures with friends new and old. We decided to have a “close to home” field trip today as some new home school friends […]
Moving to the UK – Setting a Grocery Budget
This post is written mostly for those moving to the UK from American however budgeting ideas are easy to implement no matter where you live. For those of you […]
Weekend Happenings
This past weekend was non stop as we had some errands to run and places the kids need to be. Our first stop was to Rusty’s Barbershop to see our […]
Shrove Tuesday – Fat Tuesday
Today in our home county in the US there are many people celebrating Mardi Gras Day or Fat Tuesday. Here in the UK it is called Shove Tuesday or Pancake […]
All the Pretty Little Horses
Those of you that have known me for any length of time know that I love horses. I began riding at age 10 because I was driving my parents crazy […]
Field Trip Friday #14 Part Two
After our visit to Hylton Castle we made a stop on our way home at Penshaw Monument. Mr. Ray suggested that the bairns (kids) might enjoy climbing to the top. He […]
Field Trip Friday # 14 “Is Anyone Home?”
Yesterday we bid goodbye to February in the most amazing way, real spring like temperatures. Our tour guide, history teacher, Mr. Ray picked us up and we headed off on […]
The History of England
One of the first things that we did upon moving to this beautiful land, so rich in history, was to purchase an English Heritage membership. It would be a waste […]
The adventures of Lego men
As part of our homeschooling (and life in Britain), the kids entered the BBC’s 500 Words 2014 Essay Contest. The contest is for kids 13 and under. All submissions […]
The Secret Life Of Zoe- A BBC 500 Words 2014 Essay Contest Submission
As part of our homeschooling (and life in Britain), the kids entered the BBC’s 500 Words 2014 Essay Contest. The contest is for kids 13 and under. All submissions […]
Post-Graduate Housing in Durham, England
As soon as we learned we were moving to the United Kingdom, we were ready to find a place to live. We wanted to know where we could set up […]
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! Robot Fight!
As you may have guessed from the title, 1 I was at a robot fight, 2 It was on Sunday. Technically, it’s was a robot war. Not a fight. Anyway, […]
Securing a Student Visa
So, you have decided to accept an offer to study at Durham University. If you are like us, there are a million questions going through your head: how will we […]
Pray for the Ukraine and Venezuela
Today my heart is heavy with the struggles of people on two different sides of our world. Join with me in prayer for the people of the Ukraine and Venezuela. […]
Moving from the US to Durham, England
This post will begin a blog series on the ins and outs of making a move to Durham from the US. We read several blogs before making our move and […]
Larger than Life
Yesterday Meg and I had bit of fun together. She took our camera to the Lego table and gathered some great shots. We had fun pretending, through the camera’s eye, […]
Field Trip Friday err Tuesday # 13
Today we decided to take our weekly field trip a bit early in the week. There was something on we wanted to see. Mr. Ray offered to drive us up […]
Super Fab Science Lab
During our Home Education adventure this year we have been incorporating Life Science for both children. It has been fun as we classify many of the plants and animals […]
Angel of the North
The sheer size of it is overwhelming, It’s wingspan that of a jumbo jet. The first time I saw it rising up from the small fell I drew my breath […]
Rejoice!
Another glorious winter day here in North East England. I can not believe that it is February. There was a cold breeze blowing this morning but for most of the […]
It is wonderfully R.A.D.
It has been a very busy Saturday for us. Joshua has fencing lessons on Saturday a.m. and for a few Saturdays Meg also has extra rehearsal for her ballet exams. […]
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