Tag: island life
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Ocean learning gift basket
It’s that time of year when many families are starting (or have already started) a new school year. That calls for something fun — like a giveaway! I’ve chosen some of our favorite ocean-themed learning resources to share with you, and one winner will receive the entire contents of this gift basket shipped to you…
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Interest-led nature study on the coast
Y’all. I had big plans this year for nature study. We were going to do Barb’s awesome outdoor hour challenges like I did back when Kathryn was little. We were all going to have nature journals and update them regularly. We’d even incorporate art lessons with our nature journals. It would be Elementary Nature Study…
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How we chose our new town
I’ve long been fascinated with people who picked up their lives and moved somewhere else, especially if it wasn’t for a job but just because. An ironic obsession for a girl who lived 40+ years in the same town and rarely traveled. Much of my fascination was because I didn’t think it was something I’d…
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Volunteering as a sea turtle nest parent
Kathryn and I have now completed our first season of sea turtle nest parenting. If you followed along on instagram, you saw some of the highlights but there’s a lot more to it than what I could post in that square little world. I already shared about how the sea turtle protection program works, but…