Category Archives: Seasons

A Simple Life?

Posted on May 18, 2009 by angelathome

A recent thread on the 4Real Boards has prompted me to think about “simplicity” and “simple” homeschooling.  Not “easy” homeschooling, but homeschooling that is simple, rich, and beautiful.  I sat down on Saturday and started to write. ————————————————————————————————————————————- Here I … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Life, Homeschooling, How many kids do you have anyway?, Seasons, Work and Family | 7 Comments

Was it a very good year?

Posted on December 31, 2008 by angelathome

Well, I think 2008 was a pretty good year, in any case.  We had some lingering medical problems above and beyond the typical viruses which were a little difficult to deal with, but other than that… we had the biggest garden … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Life, Home Sweet Home, Homeschooling, Homestead, Seasons | 2 Comments

Major East Coast Ice Storm

Posted on December 12, 2008 by angelathome

… knocks out power to hundreds of thousands, strands father of six in Baltimore.  Arrives home just in time to avert milk emergency. In other words, we’re okay. Our power is still on, thanks to the fact that we were behind … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens, Daily Life, Nature study, Out in the Boondocks, Seasons, Winter | 4 Comments

Around the House Thanksgiving Notes

Posted on November 16, 2008 by angelathome

Yesterday it was 65 degrees.  And we were under a tornado watch.  We ran around frantically all afternoon, stacking firewood by the house and cleaning up the yard.  Today it is 30-something-really-cold-feels-like-you-wouldn’t-want-to-be-outside-windy degrees and it is supposed to snow most … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Life, Eating Local, Fall, Farm Schooling, Food and Drink, Gardening, Home Sweet Home, Homestead, Out in the Boondocks, Preserving the Harvest, Seasons | 2 Comments

First Day of Spring

Posted on March 20, 2008 by angelathome
Posted in Gardening, Nature study, Science, Seasons | 1 Comment

Winter Break: 2000 miles and home

Posted on March 17, 2008 by angelathome

And… we’re back! (Warning: long post ahead!) We got in last night around 11 PM after 14 or 15 hours on the road (plus 8 the day before), and we’re spending a very groggy Palm Sunday trying to reorient ourselves.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Field trips, Homeschooling, How many kids do you have anyway?, Nature study, Seasons, Twins | 3 Comments

More Busy Birding

Posted on February 19, 2008 by angelathome

Well, the Great Backyard Bird Count ended yesterday, and it was another busy birding day for us!  One of the highlights of the day: watching three crows run off a Northern Harrier at the edge of our field.  When I … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature study, Seasons | 3 Comments

Weekend Bird Notes

Posted on February 18, 2008 by angelathome

It’s a long President’s Day weekend for us, and mostly this weekend has been all about nature.  Frankly, many of our days revolve around what’s going on in the backyard, but this weekend the natural world has really taken center … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature study, Seasons | 1 Comment

Icy February

Posted on February 7, 2008 by angelathome

Yesterday on our way to Mass, it was 40 degrees and raining.  The creeks were roaring with snowmelt, spilling over into the fields.  The Mohawk had risen up the very lip of its banks, and chunks of ice bobbed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Lent, Seasons | 1 Comment

A few random thoughts on being a snowbird

Posted on January 29, 2008 by angelathome

Is it still Monday?  Did Monday ever really end?  I can’t tell.  Andy was out of town last night, and I think my sleep qualified as a series of naps.  When Gareth was born my mother-in-law told me that they … Continue reading →

Posted in Achieving Organization, How many kids do you have anyway?, Out in the Boondocks, Seasons, Sugaring Time | 1 Comment