Charlottesville VA

22 February 2013 Monkey Girl

Feb 21, 2013

I took my monkey for a walk on the Pen Park fitness trail.

19 February 2013 Take the Homeschoolers Bowling

Feb 20, 2013

18 February 2013 Daffodils Stirring

Feb 19, 2013

17 February 2013 No Dangling Wires

Feb 18, 2013

Well, none on the wall. There are plenty of wires underneath the cabinet, but we are ignoring those. All in all, AC did a fabulous job.

Another tasty recipe from Sam’s Amish Cookbook for Kids. She has been begging to make bread. A cold, grey Saturday was just the right day for it. We had to stop ourselves from devouring a whole loaf at dinner.

15 February 2013 The Awesome Table

Feb 16, 2013

Seen on a walk downtown this morning… I don’t know about awesome (the box on top of the table was full of old, cleaned-out peanut butter jars) but they definitely get points for confidence!

14 February 2013 Tartes au sucre

Feb 15, 2013

We made mini tartes au sucre today in French Club as part of our Quebec studies. This was not an entirely traditional recipe, as we substituted graham cracker crusts for the more usual pÃ¢te brisÃ©e. They were quite tasty, though. Here’s a bonus shot of the kids feasting:

13 February 2013 Diseases of the Digestive System

Feb 14, 2013

This poster at the gastroenterologist’s office put things in perspective. At least I’m only struggling with reflux and heartburn.

11 February 2013 Cafe 88

Feb 12, 2013

10 February 2013 Root-ball

Feb 11, 2013

“When twilight fell he looked around for a safe place to sleep. Finally he climbed up onto a fallen oak with its root-ball towering so high into the air that it offered good shelter for the night. The root-ball was like a great rampart of earth, yet some of the roots still clung to the ground as if unwilling to let go …