The garden harvest is in, the fire is roaring, the weather forecast predicts snow, and we had our first mulled apple juice of the season. Winter is coming, and with it more cozy study days…I hope. Seterra is the latest big hit at our home, once again rediscovered. It provides hours of learning, competition, and […]
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Weekly Wrap Up: Finishing the Year!
In my life this week… We’ve had a heat wave that forced us to turn on the air conditioning. That means we ended up living inside for a few days while it was in the mid 30’s Celsius (around 95 F). I often wonder how pioneers survived without air conditioning, fans, and basements, and with […]
Weekly Wrap Up: Juggling Jobs and the Trouble with Staycations
In my life this week… We’re moving on with school work, the kids are picking up casual jobs here and there, and the garden is almost planted. It’s almost summer holiday time, and it’s starting to feel like that. This week we enjoyed a party for the girls. Track and field was a wonderful day […]
Weekly Wrap Up: Life Between Pancake Breakfasts
In my life this week… We started last Saturday morning with a pancake breakfast, with crepes baked by Miss 9, and fruit and whipping cream supplied by Miss 19. This morning we’re having another pancake celebration, with maple syrup, butter, and homemade fruit syrup. In between those two yummy breakfasts, we gardened, learned, attended a […]
Weekly Wrap-Up: Computers, Tomatoes, and Planning
In my life this week … The whole house is being reorganized now that I have a modern laptop. I used to use two computers simultaneously because they were so old and slow, and these two now belong to our three youngest girls. It’s so exciting for everyone! Note that our computers are not used […]