Hay Day
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 […]
Tag Archives: Alabama
Little River Canyon – Alabama the Beautiful
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 […]
Lost Luggage????? We may have seen it.
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” […]
Fall Break Adventures
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 […]
Beneath the Spanish Moss
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 […]
Beautiful Birmingham
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 […]
American flags, cousin hugs and puppy kisses
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 […]
Home, In all Sorts of Places
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 […]
That which is outside the doors
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 […]
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 […]
Happy Mum’s Day
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Blessed are the……..
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 […]
What’s for supper?
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Thanksgiving Weekend
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 […]
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 […]
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