I have always gravitated to doing art of various sorts, whether drawing, sculpture, or music. But I think I’ll leave this guy’s projects alone, and let him have all the fun. He looks like he could use it more than me. Anyway, I have a tendency to drop my sewing needles, or leave them stuck [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Why Danish?
Posted in Celebrations, Food and Recipes, Home Schooling/Unschooling, Inspirations for Life and Projects, My Life and Family, Scandinavia, tagged "Wild Bill" Cody, bannocks, Bayou, Black Irish, Celebrations, Cherokee, Christmas, Dane, Danish, Denmark, Edward Longshanks, food, France, French, Holidays, Holland, Home Schooling/Unschooling, hunting, Indian, Irish, midnight sun, Native American, Norway, Norwegian, romance, Santa Lucia Cake, Scandinavian, Scotland, stollen, Sweden, Swedish, Thankfulness, Unified Thought, William F. Cody on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As you may have noticed, I’ve put up quite a few posts over the last while relating to all things Scandinavian. I’ve always been fascinated by Scandinavia, and, really, any place that gets mountains of snow and cold, or that offers a view of the midnight sun. But the real reason is Will. Here’s an explanation I [...]
The Many Uses of an Ulu
Posted in Food and Recipes, tagged abundance, Alaskan knife, bread, dough, Eskimo, Eskimos, food, hunting, knead, kneading, knife, self-sufficiency, sewing, skinning, Uloo, Ulu, vegetables on January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know what I’d do without my Ulu. In spite of it’s being a cheap model, I find it indispensable. That being the case, I thought I would share with you why. Maybe some of you have seen this type of knife and thought about getting one, but haven’t yet. This may help you decide whether [...]
5 New History Songs
Posted in Books Videos Music, Home Schooling/Unschooling, tagged Custer, education, Egypt, God, history, home schooling, Home Schooling/Unschooling, IRA, Irish, Larry Verne, Loreena McKennit, music, Penelope, song, songs, Swanee River on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As promised, when I found a few more suitable songs for use as a History Class supplement, I arranged them to pass on to you. There are several others on the waiting list. Some are ones you probably already know, others you may not have heard. I have tried to develop a good mixture of types and styles. [...]
“Doing” School versus Learning – my philosophy worked out
Posted in Home Schooling/Unschooling, Inspirations for Life and Projects, My Life and Family, tagged Abraham Lincoln, America, amphibians, astronomy, baking, beans, Bible, book, books, bread, bugs, butterfly, Central America, cheese, China, Christianity, cicada, coins, colors, Constitution, cooking, dandelions, democracy, Earth, education, Egypt, election, food, George Washington, God, government, gunpowder, health, history, home school, home schooling, Home Schooling/Unschooling, homeschool, homeschooling, insects, Israel, Israelites, letters, math, mathematics, moon, morals, music, penmmanship, philosophy, pictures, Pilgrims, planets, plants, politics, pollywogs, Presidents, punctuation, reading, Red Sea, religion, reptiles, salamanders, school, science, Scripture, Scripture teaching, shapes, song, songs, spelling, tadpoles, United States, Virtues/Character, woodworking, words, working together on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve decided to give some examples of my homeschooling philosophy worked out. I know there are a lot of people (some of them perhaps among you) that don’t understand why anyone would choose to homeschool, and think of it as a deliberate competition with the public schools. It’s no such thing, as you’ll soon see. If [...]
“Car of the Future”
Posted in Books Videos Music, tagged car, cars, cartoon, video on January 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My husband stumbled upon this cartoon the other day. I laughed until my stomach cramped. See what you think.
Purple Cabbage and Butterfly Pasta – a wonderful Sunday lunch
Posted in Food and Recipes, tagged cabbage, cast iron, cast iron skillet, cooking, food, pasta, purple cabbage, red cabbage on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is such a wonderful recipe, I chose to pass it on to you. It is worthy of its place in our home as a staple meal, being simple, quick (30-45 minutes on a cookstove, 25-30 on a good conventional stove), and fit for company, too. My children decided that the pasta resembles butterflies, and the name [...]
Tyger Dries Dishes
Posted in Home Schooling/Unschooling, My Life and Family, tagged child training, children, daughter, dishes, home school, home schooling, homeschooling, housework, unschooling, Virtues/Character, working together on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tyger dried dishes for me for the first time three weeks ago. She acted like she’d been doing it all along, and was careful, prompt, and thorough. When she was finished drying, she took the initiatve to put whatever she could away. I had never bothered to teach her to do this; she had simply [...]
A Homeschooling Resource ;-)
Posted in Books Videos Music, Home Schooling/Unschooling, tagged cartoon, Chicken Jane, Dick and Jane, home school, home schooling, homeschool, homeschooling, reading, spelling, video on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Do you remember learning to read with Dick and Jane? I do (briefly). Well, now there’s something better. Teach your children to read with “Chicken Jane and the Fat Cat”:
Changes Indeed
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 1957, 2007, ACLU, ADD, education, English, FBI, Fourth of July, hunting, Independence Day, police, publich school, Ritalin, school, SWAT team on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Public School — 1957 vs. 2007 Scenario 1: Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck’s gun rack. 1957 – Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack’s shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack. 2007 [...]
My Homeschooling Philosophy
Posted in Home Schooling/Unschooling, tagged character, children, Christianity, education, home schooling, homeschooling, kids, learning, Scripture teaching, unschooling, virtues, working together on January 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I believe that: 1) Children are not miniature adults, but they should be trained to become productive adults. This means practicing adult skills, such as cooking, mechanics, woodworking, proper communication methods, and curtesy. 2) Children are capable of deep thoughts, and are capable of conversing with adults on intricate topics, such as politics, philosphy, and [...]
Advent and Beyond, Day 45 – A Christmas Tree Dance, from “April Snow”
Posted in Books Videos Music, Celebrations, Christmas, Inspirations for Life and Projects, Scandinavia, tagged Advent, April Snow, Celebrations, Christmas, Christmas tree, fir tree, January, Lillian Budd, reindeer, Santa Lucia's Day, Scandinavian, sing, song, song of the Fir Tree, St Knut's Day on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
And “Skal!” again on St Knut’s Day, the thirteenth of January. [The family] rested a while at the table, good food straining at their belts, and reminisced about the past month. From Santa Lucia’s Day to St. Knut’s Day they had celebrated the Christmas season, eating, drinking, singing, and playing. It had been a happy time. [...]
Advent and Beyond, Day 44 – Billy’s Christmas Morning
Posted in Celebrations, Christmas, My Life and Family, tagged abundance, Celebrations, Christmas, Thankfulness on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Billy, too, had a happy Christmas morn. He received much stuff, which has given him ample opportunity to exercise his organizing and picking-up non-abilities. He received Spider Man paraphenalia, which suited him fine, as he is somewhat attached to this hero. He also got a monster truck, drawing materials, refrigerator magnets, books, and – the pinnacle [...]
