The History of England
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 […]
Tag Archives: UK
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 […]
Post-Graduate Housing in Durham, England
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 […]
Larger than Life
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, […]
Field Trip Friday err Tuesday # 13
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 […]
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 […]
Agape
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 […]
The pets we left behind
One of the hardest thing about moving across the globe is making difficult decisions about your pets. We have made the […]
Beef – It’s not what’s for dinner
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 […]
English Footie
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 […]
First in my Heart
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 […]
The North Sea Coast
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 […]
My Album Cover, well maybe one day
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 […]
From every angle
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 […]
The Miner’s Nativity
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 […]
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 […]
Field Trip Friday # 9 Pipe Organs and Moors
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 […]
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 […]
Field Trip Friday #4 My Father’s World
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 […]
Wrapping up Some Loose Ends
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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