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 […]
Tag Archives: Home School
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ice, Ice, Baby
Today it is all about the ice baby. That’s right frozen H2O, the solid form of water. It has been one of those things about America that I woefully took […]
Field Trip Friday #5
Well today was one of those “change of plan” kind of days. I had planned for the three of us to go to a priory ruin and explore a bit. […]
Write like a Benedictine (Monk that is)
You have to sing that title along with the tune “Walk like an Egyptian”, then it becomes a bit more funny or corny perhaps. Last week after we saw the […]
Field Trip Friday #3
Field Trip Fridays have been an exciting time to explore the city that we call home during this year in England. Last week we completed a tour of both Durham […]
Home school and finally a routine
It is the start of our fifth week of homeschooling and we have held class in three houses across two states and in two different countries. Whew! We are very […]
Field Trip Friday
Yesterday’s Field Trip Friday included guided tours of Durham Castle and Cathedral. This is inside the courtyard of the Castle. This was commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1072. It […]
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