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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]