In my life this week… We had days of rain, and now a few days of sunshine. That translates to emerald grass, blooming tulips, blossoming trees, and gardening. The Little Misses planted onions, Miss 13 seeded carrots, and the rest of us did the prep work. Today we hope to finish planting all the early seeds […]
Garden
Frugal Seed Starting, Homeschool Style
Each year we plant a huge (think several thousand square feet) garden. Of course we need seedlings, so we start them ourselves. It’s a great learning experience and, when the seeds come up, it can be so exciting. Over the years we’ve learned to do this more and more efficiently and frugally. The children have […]
Weekly Wrap-Up
This was Remembrance Week. We finished reading aloud a book about the Nazi occupation in the Netherlands, wrote and drew about the past, and attended Remembrance Day ceremonies. At these ceremonies, I always think about my Dutch parents, freed by Canadian soldiers. I am intensely grateful to the veterans and those who suffered with them, […]