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Postcrossing Fun
I joined Postcrossing a couple of months ago and now it’s taking over our kitchen wall—in the best way. This is a site for exchanging postcards with people around the world. Hmm, “exchange” isn’t the...
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december 11: well, that was interesting
We had quite a week here. First a stomach virus laid most of us low, and then yesterday when I was finally feeling more like myself, I managed to wrench my back during a cough. So stupid. But a lot of...
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early 20th century historical fiction reading list
Thought I’d share a few of the books I’ve tossed/will be tossing Beanie’s way during our 20th Century History studies… Betsy and the Great World by Maud Hart Lovelace. Betsy’s family, ever supportive...
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a monday in march
Well, I tried. Sat down at the start of my work time today, fully intending to transition with a blog post just like the old days, but a pressing email caught my attention…and here I am eight hours...
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Ed Snapshots Interviewed Me About Tidal Homeschooling
Pam Barnhill interviewed me about Tidal Learning for her Ed Snapshots podcast. We had a delightful conversation. Here’s the scoop: Melissa Wiley is an author and a homeschool mom of 6 who blogs at Here...
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Took a long break from scoping while I kicked that icky cough. Jumped back on today for a quick catchup. I’m giggling now because I didn’t notice until afterward that my phone had changed my...
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I hopped on Periscope this afternoon for a quick Q&A about Journey North Mystery Class. If you’d like a peek at our graph (behind as usual) and a walk-through of the project, here you are.
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Midweek notes
Milo Winter illustration from Aesop for Children Things we’ve explored together so far this week: Robert Browning’s “The Pied Piper” (first part) Thomas Hood’s “A Parental Ode to My Son, Aged Three...
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tuesday muffin
A lot of the replies to my blog-topics post asked for more glimpses of our tidal homeschooling days, especially how I work with my teens and my elementary-aged kids at the same time. So here’s a peek...
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Assorted Friday notes
I did a Periscope yesterday on a topic that had been requested by a Brave Writer mom: How I make time to pursue my own interests and hobbies while homeschooling, writing, juggling doctor appointments,...
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Easing into high tide
Wrote this post yesterday and then didn’t post it. We’re swinging back into high tide here, some of us. Wonderboy started seventh grade today (I KNOW, RIGHT?!) and I’ve planned a little block of time...
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Things we did on a Monday morning in September
• Earworms German (Rilla and Huck) • U.S. Presidents song • 7 times table practice • Visited a neighbor (Rilla and Huck) • Read “The Lion Man” chapter in Vincent’s Starry Night and Other Stories: A...
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This month’s Creativebug daily challenge
Creativebug Daily Creativity Challenge. Image source: creativebug.com Full disclosure: in this post, I’m going to rave about Creativebug. The links are affiliate links, which means if you use them to...
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Heads Up: CreativeBug Special
You’ve heard me rave about Creativebug plenty of times in the past. Regular price is $4.95/month for access to dozens hundreds of art and craft classes. Rilla and I have taken many, many of these...
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Quick learning notes on Monday
My old books. Beanie’s old comforter. The college girl’s bed. Lots of Schoolhouse Rock videos this morning. Rose made pumpkin bread. We’re nearing the end of Understood Betsy. One of my favorite...
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day two: books and bears
1. Huck this morning: “Why are you on a site called Goo Dreads?” Dread is actually an apt word for my feelings about catching up my Goodreads, which (thanks to Cybils) is about thirty YA novels...
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all about All About Weeds
1. A bonus post for today! But this one’s mostly for me: another little addition to our family collection of All About Weeds stories. Strangely, I can’t find the first All About Weeds story in my...
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high-tide highlights, week of may 8
Geography songs — Scandinavia Latin vocab chants Perimeter and area Earworms German Poetry — “The Stolen Child,” “The Song of the Happy Shepherd,” Yeats Tall tale: Pecos Bill Fairy tale: Rapunzel...
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highlights: week of may 15
1. Huck, tearing down the hall: WHOOO, I’M ON AUTOPILOT! Rilla, tenderly: Honey, I turned your autopilot off. 2. S. got his new hearing aids—big excitement. His old pair were over five years old, and...
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