In my life this week … Despite needing a few days to recover from an over busy weekend, it was a good week. There wasn’t much gardening to do, nor much preserving, though we dried some lovage and are planning to freeze some basil in oil today. (I use both the dried lovage and the […]
Homeschool
Almost Free Homeschooling with Ambleside Online
Every few years in our decade and a half of homeschooling, we’ve reevaluated how we homeschool. Now it’s happening again, and we’re leaning more heavily towards Charlotte Mason learning, partially because the best year we’ve ever had was totally based on the Ambleside Online curriculum. Unfortunately, it was too much for me at the time because […]
The Gardening Homeschooler
“It is not economically feasible,” said my friend, “to grow your own food.” That may be so for the average family, but when we’re growing food, we’re also growing kids. We and our five children, ages 8-18, raise pumpkins, spinach, plums, asparagus, tomatoes, and more. We enjoy the food, but also are hugely enriched by […]
Homeschool Horizons: A New Canadian Magazine
This September, Canadian homeschoolers can read the very first issue of the new Homeschool Horizons: Canada’s Homeschool Encouragement Magazine. Homeschool Horizons is being put out by Tony and Shannon Ratcliffe of Ontario. I met Shannon through the TOS Review crew, and then, finally, in person at a conference. She’s so bubbly and enthusiastic, just […]
Summer Plans Part 3: Contracts and Checklists
This is the final installment of our summer planning series. We’ve already talked about dreaming big to ensure that our summer meets our goals, and we’ve made lists of all the necessary activities. Now we need to make all that practical. I used to write out a contract for each child. First I’d list the […]