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Practicing Gratitude {1101 – 1112}
More blessings to count… 1101 – Coffee last week with my friend Tina; we’ve been friends for at least three years, and this is the first time we’ve ever made it out of the house just the two of us for coffee! 1102 – Releasing our butterflies. 1103 – A rain barrel for watering my…
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Weekly Report: Week 33
This week was busy, but I feel like we got a lot accomplished — and that’s always a good feeling! Lots of informal nature study this week included more butterfly watching and releasing our butterflies. We’ve also been watching a mama robin sitting on her nest on our back porch. Several fledgling baby birds, including…
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Gran’s Pound Cake Recipe
My grandmother’s pound cake tastes like moist, dense angel food cake. Even friends who don’t like pound cake love this pound cake! Don’t bother figuring up calories; I’m sure it’s off the charts. I’m telling you, this cake is heavenly. But I’m convinced that somehow, in heaven, it’ll be good for you! Granmama’s Pound Cake…
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Releasing Our Butterflies
We kept our butterflies about a week and a half after they emerged from their chrysalises, but we wanted to let them go before their short life span ended. Painted Lady butterflies, like we have, live an average of two to four weeks. The day before we released them, we noticed at least one pair…
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Practicing Gratitude {1093 – 1100}
Another good, fun visit from my Dad. Watching the miracle of caterpillars-to-butterflies. A robin nest on our back porch, and a peek at her pretty eggs. A veggie garden, with a few varieties of heirloom tomatoes I’ve never tried. Baking with my ten-year-old, using a recipe a few generations old. Watching my daughters working together,…
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A Week of Butterfly Nature Study
This week our main focus was butterflies! Sure, we did math, history readings, vocabulary, and all the other necessary subjects, but mostly, we watched butterflies. Two weeks ago, we had caterpillars. Kathryn was fascinated with them. The rest of us were pretty amazed at how fast they grew! After about a week, they turned into…