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Tag Archives: Alabama

Hay Day

October 27, 2014by The Haynes Family 2 Comments

Last weekend we got the call that we wait for each fall. Time to make hay while the sun shines. A local farmer gives his hay buyers a heads up […]

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Beth's Posts, Musings

Little River Canyon – Alabama the Beautiful

October 22, 2014by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

We began our 3rd day camping much dryer than the 2nd morning. We packed lunch and both families and a boxer hit the trail. We drove to the Little River […]

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Lost Luggage????? We may have seen it.

October 20, 2014by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

Monday morning while we waited for the rain to clear, we took a quick drive to nearby Scottsboro, Alabama.  We had heard that they was a very unique, “must see” […]

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Fall Break Adventures

October 19, 2014by The Haynes Family 4 Comments

Well, it isn’t exactly a field trip Friday outing but it was an adventure and we learned a lot about our home state, Alabama.  She is called Alabama the beautiful […]

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Beth's Posts, Musings

Beneath the Spanish Moss

July 27, 2014by The Haynes Family 6 Comments

The steamy waters of Bon Secour Bay were still this morning. The chugging shrimp boats were calm and silent at their moorings. The fish markets normally bustling and clanging with […]

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Beth's Posts, Musings

Beautiful Birmingham

July 4, 2014by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

I am always amazed when I find city names in a place like England that we have sister cities of in the US.   Names that I thought were strictly […]

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American flags, cousin hugs and puppy kisses

July 1, 2014by The Haynes Family 1 Comment

The past 48 hours have been an absolute whirlwind. Packing our belongings, cleaning the rental house, getting everyone to the airport and “sorted” made for a crazy last few days […]

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Beth's Posts, Musings

Home, In all Sorts of Places

June 30, 2014by The Haynes Family 2 Comments

This song has had a special meaning for our family over the last year or so.  We discovered it about the time we realized we would be spending a year […]

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Musings

That which is outside the doors

June 29, 2014by The Haynes Family 5 Comments

Today is our travel day.  We are crossing the Atlantic to re-colonize America. In this season of our journey, our family has talked often about what it means to follow […]

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Musings, Rob's Posts

The Things I Miss

May 14, 2014by The Haynes Family 2 Comments

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 […]

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Beth's Posts, Moving to Durham? Read on..., Musings

Happy Mum’s Day

March 30, 2014by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

Today is Mothering Sunday here in Great Britain. Today the kids have carefully wrapped a present for Beth.  They are going to cook her favourite lunch this afternoon.  And, yes, […]

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War Eagle from England

March 10, 2014by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

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 […]

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Musings

The adventures of Lego men

February 27, 2014by The Haynes Family 1 Comment

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 […]

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Adventures in Home Education, Musings

Super Fab Science Lab

February 18, 2014by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

  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 […]

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Adventures in Home Education

It is wonderfully R.A.D.

February 15, 2014by The Haynes Family 2 Comments

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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Beth's Posts, Musings

Blessed are the……..

February 2, 2014by The Haynes Family 2 Comments

Just returned home from another sunny Sunday morning of worship and fellowship at Carrville Methodist. It is always sunny inside this house of worship even if the sun isn’t shining […]

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What’s for supper?

January 24, 2014by The Haynes Family 1 Comment

I am loving the little cooker in our kitchen.  It turns out wonderful, very economical meals with little effort on my part.  Last night our entire supper cooked together in […]

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Cooker and I

Christmas Parties

December 18, 2013by The Haynes Family

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 […]

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Adventures in Home Education, Beth's Posts

Cake, cookie, or biscuit??

December 17, 2013by The Haynes Family

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 […]

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Beth's Posts, Musings

Try Try Again.

December 16, 2013by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

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 […]

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Adventures in Home Education

Southern Snow in Northeast England

December 5, 2013by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

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.   […]

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Beth's Posts, Musings

A Season of Waiting

December 3, 2013by The Haynes Family 5 Comments

  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 […]

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Beth's Posts

Thanksgiving Weekend

November 30, 2013by The Haynes Family 2 Comments

When autumn came, many of our friends in the States asked us, “Won’t you be sad to not have a Thanksgiving?  What will you do?” As it turns out, we […]

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Musings, Rob's Posts

Snowballs and Tall Bread tales

November 27, 2013by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

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 […]

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Beth's Posts, Musings

Back in Bass

November 26, 2013by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

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 […]

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Adventures in Home Education, Beth's Posts

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