Hello everyone! I've been itching to get back to blogging and have missed the interaction we all have each day. I'm guessing most of you will have started your new year/term by now. I do hope it is all going well for you all. We start back on Monday and I'll be sharing some of…
Month: August 2014
Angelicscalliwags Frugal Challenge: August Sum Up
Welcome to the August edition of our Frugal Challenge. It has struck me recently how much saving money is like losing weight. There are many ways to do both yet really all either require is a modicum of self-control, and the willingness to change one habit at a time. So why is it so many fail at…
Seven things you could all do without knowing about me….
A week or so ago, Sue from Stories of an Unschooling Family nominated me for an award. I am someone who is unsure what to do when given an award. Of course it is lovely to know someone enjoys reading your blog and I really am trying to embrace that rather than the awkwardness I…
Wibbly Wobbly Weightloss and a Blogging Break
Wibbly Wobbly Weightloss We're a bit early this week, for reasons which will become clear at the end of the post. It has been a great week for healthy eating and healthy dates with my husband. On Monday Gary and I played 50 minutes of badminton. My heart and lungs were burning, I ached all…
Fibonacci, Da Vinci and the Golden Ratio
In my last Fibonacci post I wrote about how Fibonacci set himself a question and then went about answering it. The resulting sequence has been intrinsically linked to the golden ratio ever since. I am very grateful for Denise's input in the comments section of that particular post because I was still confused. How on earth did…
Help please….
We are all making headway choosing curriculum for this academic year. However, I am struggling to find something I can use as a first aid curriculum/guidance. One of L's electives is first aid but I'm coming up empty. Would anyone have any ideas? Also C wants to do a second creative writing course as one of…
Artist Study: Da Vinci and his Horses
Over the past few days school has been replaced by horses. We have been studying, taking photos of, drawing and studying drawings of horses. We have tried (unsuccessfully) to become as obsessed with horses as Leonardo Da Vinci was. Horses just don't float our boats with quite the same vigour that they obviously did for…
Wibbly Wobbly Weightloss: week 7
source This has been a really positive week for me. Things are gradually changing and I really think they are changing for good this time. Each change I make I try to listen to what my body is telling me and go with that. Just recently, as you know, I've been trying to eat more during…
Response to ‘A Few Thoughts…’
I was slightly overwhelmed by the care and support given in response to my post about us moving to a bought curriculum. You have all given me so much food for thought and I appreciate it more than you can know that you all went to such trouble to share your own choices. This past…
A few thoughts….
Apologies, this is probably one of those posts which is of interest to nobody but me. I have come to the conclusion that home schooling is God's way of ensuring the grass does not grow under my feet. His way of making sure I do not become too complacent. Maybe even His way of preventing…
Microbes: Fungus and Bacteria – Intrinsically Linked
I probably don't need to say this, but did you know that fungi can kill bacteria? Most antibiotics used today were found originally in fungi, although many of these chemicals are now synthesized in factories. Strictly speaking, antibiotics are substances made by microorganisms that stop growth of other microbes or kill them outright. The first ever antibiotic…
Wibbly Wobbly Weightloss: Week 6
Source This week has been a funny old week which began with Gary being at home for the first three days and ended with me in hospital on Friday for an investigative procedure. We had decided that the three days with Gary would be our staycation, as we were not going on holiday until later on in…
Angelicscalliwags Challenge: July Sum Up
For all my other posts in the series see here. My last post was written in March, 4 months ago! We are still at it. To recap, we were trying to pay our mortgage in 5 years and had done really well in our goal until September when we got a bill for the car…