Today I plan to freeze tomatoes, pick raspberries, and dry lemon balm—in the car of all places(!), something I learned from Traditional Cooking’s Dehydrating course. We also need to clean up windfall apples in our little apple orchard and, on top of that, there is schoolwork to do. This is a problem, because it is […]
child raising
Zeal Without Burnout for Homeschoolers
At this time of year most homeschoolers are feeling a little bit burnt out. That’s no wonder after an intense ten months of teaching some of the most important people in our lives some of the most important things they will ever learn. Or perhaps vainly trying to teach them without actually succeeding, which is […]
Summer Fun and Learning Ideas
Now that we fall asleep to the deep croaks of bullfrogs and the robins are once again nesting in my husband’s good extension cord, it finally feels like summer! We will continue our usual schoolwork for another month, but it is definitely time to start planning a good long break, with a bit of learning. […]