Several years ago, I had many probiotic ferments going in my kitchen, but one of our absolute favorites was water kefir. Sadly, I neglected my old grains to the point of losing them without a chance for recovery. Thankfully though, with the wonderful web of communication and … [Read more...] about Water Kefir
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Keeping flowers a little longer…
A few weeks ago, I bought myself a dozen roses that were on the clearance aisle at the supermarket. Rarely I buy fresh flowers, but I had a pretty nice bouquet of wildflowers I had picked from my cutting garden and I thought about how pretty the roses would be in the mix. So I … [Read more...] about Keeping flowers a little longer…
Sprucing up the Homeschool Room
Over the years we have collected things we find in nature that are fascinating and unusual, but in the past few months that collection has really started to grow. After getting some ideas on how to showcase these treasures I began searching out 'print trays' or curiosity or … [Read more...] about Sprucing up the Homeschool Room
Solar Eclipse Fun
Our Monday first day of homeschool/solar eclipse party was a GREAT success! We read and calculated and created and more!!! One of my favorite instagram accounts was offering a 25% off coupon, so I ran over and printed up this Constellation chart that she offers on … [Read more...] about Solar Eclipse Fun
Homeschool 2017/2018
We officially began our learning adventures of 2017/2018 yesterday with a celebration. Not only was it our first day of lessons, but it was also the Solar Eclipse! I was SO excited about this, that I wanted to do a lot of fun activities during the day. I worked late Sunday night … [Read more...] about Homeschool 2017/2018
