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The History of England

February 28, 2014by The Haynes Family 5 Comments

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 […]

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Moving to Durham? Read on..., 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

Post-Graduate Housing in Durham, England

February 25, 2014by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

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 […]

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Moving to Durham? Read on..., PhD at Durham

Larger than Life

February 20, 2014by The Haynes Family 3 Comments

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, […]

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Adventures in Home Education, Beth's Posts

Field Trip Friday err Tuesday # 13

February 19, 2014by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

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 […]

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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

Agape

February 11, 2014by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

I have always LOVED Valentine’s Day. Ever since I was a child it has been one of my favourite holidays. To me it has never been a holiday that’s soul […]

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Beth's Posts, Musings

The pets we left behind

February 9, 2014by The Haynes Family 3 Comments

                  One of the hardest thing about moving across the globe is making difficult decisions about your pets.  We have made the […]

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Beth's Posts, Musings

Beef – It’s not what’s for dinner

February 6, 2014by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

One thing that is a bit more expensive at the grocery shops here is beef.  That is probably just as well because I’ve grown accustomed to eating too much red […]

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Cooker and I, Musings

English Footie

February 1, 2014by The Haynes Family 7 Comments

Wednesday evening my dad and I got to enjoy a football match with another family from Carrville Methodist.  On the way there my dad was asking all of the important […]

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Joshua's Posts

First in my Heart

January 30, 2014by The Haynes Family 3 Comments

  Be thou my vision oh Lord of my heart Come in daily Lord and rule my heart and help me see others through your eyes Not be all else […]

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Beth's Posts, Musings

The North Sea Coast

January 21, 2014by The Haynes Family 3 Comments

As the crow flies we are not very far from the sea.  For this I am very glad.  I have lived my whole life near the sea on many of […]

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Beth's Posts, Musings

My Album Cover, well maybe one day

January 19, 2014by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

The rain passed this Sunday afternoon and we decided to get out of the house a little bit.  Today was the last day of our car that we rented to […]

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Musings, PhD at Durham

From every angle

January 11, 2014by The Haynes Family 3 Comments

I am continually amazed how many people from this area have not been to the cathedral in years.  Living in the shadow of this 1,000 year old, amazing stone giant […]

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Beth's Posts, Musings

The Miner’s Nativity

December 28, 2013by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

When we arrived early  at the Cathedral on Christmas Eve it was already packed with worshippers.  We were ushered to the back to wait in a standing room only area […]

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Beth's Posts, Musings

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

Field Trip Friday # 9 Pipe Organs and Moors

December 7, 2013by The Haynes Family 7 Comments

The Friday we wanted to see the nearby town of Crook, where Mr. Ray grew up.  He drove us the short distance over and we are continually amazed how quickly […]

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Adventures in Home Education, Beth's Posts

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

Field Trip Friday #4 My Father’s World

October 5, 2013by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

This was the first field trip for the kids and I alone as Rob’s studies have now begun.  The kids and I have been tackling a bit of scientific classification […]

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Adventures in Home Education, Beth's Posts, Musings

Wrapping up Some Loose Ends

August 22, 2013by The Haynes Family 3 Comments

Loose ends. Moving out of the country means that we have more loose ends than we have time, it would seem. The task of logistics of getting overseas for a […]

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