Mary Gardens
The Mary Garden spreadsheet is now a Google spreadsheet which you can view here. The list of Mary's flowers was taken from Mary's Gardens: 100 Plants For A Larger Mary Garden. The spreadsheet includes information on each flower, i.e., by Latin name, ordering link...
Dealing with Allergies
Image: Irena Carpaccio I've been quiet lately because I've been catching up on my reading. I've got 6 cookbooks at my bedside table right now and only 2 of them are likely candidates. Even a book titled "What to Eat When You Can't Eat Anything" is filled with...
Narnia
Image: Mystery Cat Just a post to remind everyone that the Narnia DVDs are out TODAY!!! We just got our copy, and the kids are squealing with delight! I see a turkish delight-making session coming soon. We now return you to your regularly scheduled...
Typing Lessons
Image: Florian Klauer Paco just asked when I was going to teach him how to touch-type, so I found him this! He’s working on it right now.
My daughter wants to eat
SCUPPERNONGS!!! This morning she said she wants to eat them, after reading "To Kill a Mockingbird". Help! Where do I get some? Maybe we could grow them. The botanical name is vitis rotundifolia and they grow in zones 6-9. Though they are commonly found in the...
Enjoying Nature
I’ve never been much of a nature person. Probably because neither of my parents were — or at least the type to explain scientific facts in nature, etc. But they did take us to places where we could enjoy God’s creation. At any rate, I’m happier within the confines of...
Kuwento
Aisa and I have been working on High School of Your Dreams. She’s picked her texts and I’ve ordered most of them. We have to backtrack to Algebra 1 because I mistakenly assumed she was done and had her do Geometry first! Which is funny because I think she did quite...
Yena’s Birthday Cake
An old pic I've been meaning to post here. Yena turned 4 last December, but I didn't have time to make her cake until 4 days later, in the middle of packing for another trip the next day. My poor kids. Last year none of them got their birthday portraits, and their...
Yena, etc.
Yena's not a baby anymore. No, there's no denying it. I miss her being a baby, though I love her more by the day (just like all my other kids -- so I know it IS possible:D). At the church bathroom on Ash Wednesday, I turned her faucet on just when she wasn't looking,...
Setting Up a Wireless Home Network System
Setting up a wireless, cable-internet network, from google answers routers with price information at cnet.com Top 5 Wireless Laptop Adapter Cards at about.com Share One DSL or Cable Internet Connection: How to Set up a Simple Wireless Network at Home, from...
Toddler Property Laws
Just saw this on Angie's blog and thought it was the funniest thing. This is TOTALLY Yena, though she is quickly getting past the toddler stage, if we go by her age. hotelschooling in january 2006 If I like it, it's mine. If it's in my hand, it's mine. If I can take...
Goodbye, My Kitchen, Goodbye….
Everything's packed.... save for a few dishes and cooking utensils that I'm still using. Putting the camp stove to good use -- cooking indoors with it is a no-no (carbon monoxide poisoning) -- so I've got the vent on and windows open -- not a good idea in 18 degree...
New Year’s Resolutions
Image: Ian Schneider I will never blow into the grinder to clean it after using it for spices again. Or at least not with my eyes open. I will always, always, always wash my hands after handling garlic, onions, or hot peppers. And especially before I rub my eyes. I...
January 2006 Update
The past couple of weeks were spent, again, in a hotel. This afternoon we head back to PA, stopping halfway in Youngstown, OH to spend the night.The next five weekends will be spent driving, driving, driving. Last night Mama called asking how stressed we were going to...
Mozart, the Sweet Composer
Image: Seri Our homeschooling group has chosen Mozart as Composer of the Month, so I've been doing some sleuthing. Interesting tidbit: Bruno Nettl (professor of music and anthropology emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a founder and past...