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Melissa | September 27, 2009
The goldenrod is yellow,
The corn is turning brown,
The trees in apple orchards,
With fruit are bending down.
- taken from September by Helen Hunt Jackson
Crowns of Goldenrod are showing themselves across the fields and along the creeksides. This is a sure sign of Autumn around my house. On my nature walk just a bit ago I snapped this photo [...]
Melissa | September 22, 2009
For our nature walk today we visited the empty lot next to our suburbia house, which is a place we frequently go for nature study. While I recommend visiting different places for study, I also recommend visiting the same places often too. You might think that we’d tire of walking and studying the same areas; however I’ve [...]
Melissa | September 16, 2009
This month we have moved on to studying a new composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
I have made up a journal/worksheet for my kids to grab and use. If you would like to download the Classical Music Journal, click on the link below.
Melissa | September 13, 2009
This past week has been super busy…thus the lack of blogging. So here is my attempt to catch you up with a “little” of what’s been going on.
Last Friday (9/4) we took a field trip to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati with students from our co-op. This went along with the Civil [...]
Melissa | September 3, 2009
This is my Daddy and me.
This photo is from this past weekend. We were on one of our many nature adventures to one of our favorite local parks (can you see the flowing creek in the background?). My sweet hubby was with us this time to take the photo. My Daddy and I share more than [...]
