Carrie’s Blog

I finished reading “The Story of the World: Ancient Times” by Susan Wise Bauer in preparation for a history club that I’ll be hosting for homeschoolers in my area this fall. The book was amazing. Keep reading »

I’ll be running a history club starting this fall on Wednesday mornings for homeschoolers in my area. We’ll be using “The Story of the World: Volume 1 Ancient Times” by Susan Wise Bauer. Keep reading »

We don’t have a screen on our back door and we leave the door open during the day to allow fresh air to blow into the house.  I forgot to close it on time one evening and walked into the kitchen to find many bugs in the house. Keep reading »

Have you ever cracked open a coconut? I hadn’t. My step-father brought this coconut to our house for Christopher. He wrapped foil around it in the shape of a swan (I wish I had a picture!). Keep reading »

While I was in our library I noticed some new books on display. They had received a grant and bought biographies of artists. Charlotte Mason and Susan Wise Bauer Keep reading »

When Chris and I were first married I found a job working in the same complex as him and we were able to eat lunch together everyday for a few years. The “circle” is like a park, complete with a fountain and sculptures. Keep reading »

It is raspberry picking season! We love raspberries and Christopher loves to pick them at the farm. I would love to make raspberry jam, but we always eat all of the raspberries the same day we pick them. Keep reading »

We were privileged to hike with Will Michael and the Bethel Homeschoolers Group at Revolutionary Pond in Bethel.

“Will Michael is the host and producer of the television series, Connecticut Naturalist . Each program explores animal species and habitats that are indigenous to Connecticut. Keep reading »

I am being more consistent with Christopher’s reading. We sit down daily (except on Sunday) to read until he seems to get tired of it. Getting him to read the first day was challenging. We had gotten out of the habit and he fought me that first day. Keep reading »

I made these yummy zucchini muffins out of the zucchini from the farm. The kids loved them until they tasted the zucchini cake. The cake was sweeter so they ate it instead. Keep reading »