I know that our blog is titled Heritage Acres Homestead... and it is! Haha, lately it has been ALL about our Heritage Acres Homeschool. Truly homeschooling is in full swing around here (we are already in week 6) WOW, but we still do live on a little homestead and are still loving … [Read more...] about My Mamie Girl
Archives for October 2011
Being Michelangelo…
In our studies, we are doing chronological history. Meaning we began at Creation and are going straight through, learning Biblical history alongside secular history as it happened. Right now, we are in the heart of the Renaissance. We have talked about Leonardo da … [Read more...] about Being Michelangelo…
10 simple things…
10 simple things...Amanda encouraged me to think of 10 simple things that I am enjoying right now...foods from our garden tucked nicely away in the pantrya table full of excited learningsweaters, scarves, gloves and toboggans being pulled out for the yearfresh eggs still making … [Read more...] about 10 simple things…
Chicken Stock-Canned!
I am so excited... This morning I canned up my first chicken stock!I was able to get some all natural, antibiotic free, hormone free, free-range chicken! Yay!I roasted it first and picked the meat for some of our meals.Then I took the bones, some onions and carrots and water and … [Read more...] about Chicken Stock-Canned!
Birding 101
Last week, the children and I started working on a project for Biology. We have made a 'birding' station right outside our bay window in the school room.We filled and hung feeders.We made and hung suet cakes.We horsed around a bit...We talked with the out of doors members of our … [Read more...] about Birding 101