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Halfway Through the Summer: Some Highlights

We’re halfway through the summer, and rather than moan about it, we’ll celebrate by sharing a few highlights of the past weeks.  I’ve got all sorts of beautiful, cute, and funny pictures of the kids, but since my husband doesn’t want any of our pictures online, I can’t share them.  That’s too bad,  but I […]

Field Trip: The Lambs Down Park Festival

Every year we get the question:  “Can we get a lamb? Or a goat? Or a pony?  Or a pig? Or a cow?”  I would like to say yes.  My husband is a bit more realistic and says no, so it never happens.  Chickens, dogs, bees, and ducks are enough for our family. But when […]

The Sugar Bush

When my parents were here, we took them to a sugar bush where maple sap is collected and syrup is made.  This is a modern operation, full of pipes, vacuum pumps, test plots, and interesting innovations. Of course, the traditional way of collecting sap is also interesting.  This is how they used to do it. Rather than […]

Reading Week

“I hate school,” said Miss 11 earlier this fall.  “I never have any time to read anymore.  All I can manage is one book a day!”  We laughed about it with our librarian and now we’re laughing again, for a different reason:  this week she’ll be able to read as much as she can. One […]

Sense and Sensibility Week

Two hundred years ago, plus a week, Sense and Sensibility was published, and now Miss Georgiana Darcy is hosting a blog event to commemorate the occasion. She posted a great list of resources and is planning activities and excitement all week.  If you love Jane Austen, come join in the fun! Here’s yesterday’s list of questions: […]