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Melissa | May 28, 2008
In the last week, we have been on several wildflower walks! Each time the rain would let up, we’ve been out there discovering new flowers. And truly, everytime we go out there’s a new one to identify. It has been so much fun for us! There really is so much more to knowing the names [...]
Melissa | May 4, 2008
“For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” ~ Romans 1:20 You know spring is officially about us when just about all thoughts are on everything bursting forth to new life. [...]
Melissa | March 30, 2008
Tabletop Root Vegetable Garden (the parsnip never produced, so we tossed it this week, the turnip, carrot, beet and sweet potato remain) Wow, Turnip! Beautiful Beet Leaves Hannah’s Strawberry Plant (tiny fruits keep forming!) Carrots, Roma Tomatoes, Bell Peppers, Basil Seedlings (everything’s sprouted; isn’t it neat how the Roma Tomatoes [...]
Melissa | March 24, 2008
I’m going to start calling these posts “Green Monday” because every Monday, as part of our Science/Nature lessons, we take notice of all the green things growing in our house and do journal pages and other things for them. First, an update on our Tabletop Root Vegetable Garden…It’s coming along very nicely. The turnip [...]
Melissa | March 17, 2008
Our root vegetable garden is doing really well. We started our project using a carrot, beet, parsnip, sweet potato, rutabaga, and turnip. A picture of when we first started it can be found here. Just today we had to toss out the rutabaga, for some reason it had rotted underneath, very stinky! Everything has [...]
Melissa | March 10, 2008
I think I’m really starting to get a “hand” on this having fun with school thing! We are truly having so much fun, and I’m building a learning relationship with my children that I have never had before. This is very exciting and freeing to me! At the end of our school day today, the kids [...]
