School Groove

I think we are finally finding our school groove as we begin week 5 of our homeschool year.  It was a bit of a rough start but we are settling into our routine, finding our rhythm with assignments and expectations, letting go of that summer freedom, and making progress rather than reviewing.   Brighton has even begun reading things like silent e and vowel teams, which I have not taught yet!!  It seems like it is starting to click for him.   

Ducklings!  We are letting the baby ducks free range now that they are big and feathered out...this is quite the flock!  Now, to find a way to keep them from foraging on my plants!  We are getting a dozen eggs every 3 days or so.

Phil is working on fencing when he can.  I was walking out to check in on him in the evening and the setting sun and waving grasses were just amazing.  I squatted down and took this picture at eye level with my cell phone.

It is still tough to wake up in the morning.

Brighton, "Mom, it is called a Man Baby."

A kick me sign, the youngest two found this especially hilarious.

Swaddled dog in her desk drawer crib.  Poor thing!  She looks thrilled.


I must be crazy...but everyone is hand sewing a quilt block for our unit on the Underground Railroad.  They all got to pick their block and fabric and Phil and I cut out the pieces.  Now, if I can just monitor 5 children following quilting instructions (that I have had to read and reread to understand), needles and thread, pins, knots, and of course trouble shooting...we just might wind up with a fun finished product!

Scrappy blanket is growing.  I am just crocheting rows here and there when I can.

After 4 months of studio absence, I made it back into my creative space and started a felt painting!  It felt so good to devote a little time to doing something I enjoy so much.   

Freshly wet felted...

Sneaking little snatches of time here and there to needle felt depth and detail.

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