Tot School ~ Dancing Raisins

Tot School ~ Dancing Raisins
~Eliana is 27 months~ I didn't have any activities planned for Tot School this week. I did manage to catch her playing with the dressing bear puzzle. And we did an experiment to see some raisins dance. Check out Leslie's post, called Dancing Rais…

Around the World in 80 Days: Chapters 1-4

Around the World in 80 Days: Chapters 1-4
We decided to go with The Whole Story Version of Around the world in 80 Days . The Whole Story series has a unique documentary approach: Complete, unabridged text as origianlly published. Generously annotated with hundreds of extended captio…

Strawberry Jam

Strawberry Jam
Inspired by New Harvest Homestead , my goal is to do at least one thing a week to put food by, whether it is dehydrating, canning, freezing or packing buckets for food storage. This week I choose to make strawberry jam. I used: 5 lbs fresh strawberries 7-8 cu…

Let's Go Camping!

Let's Go Camping!
I love camping . . . in my motorhome! Here are some pictures from our trip last weekend.  Cuddly Campers   It was dark and rainy when we woke up early Sunday morning. By what seemed like late morning, the rain slowed down, the sun came out and we ventured out…