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June 18, 2014

Summer Squash Bake

Around here, the summer squash are in season, so they can be found everywhere – including our garden. Our CSA boxes have also been filled with loads of yummy squash goodness along with other delicious veggie and fruit delights. Our fridge was quickly filling up with summer squash, and I didn’t want any of it to go to waster. It was time to come up with a way to use a lot of it at once. While I have used the squash in pasta dishes in the past, I knew I wanted something different this time. A few days earlier,…

Review: Writing Fiction in High School with Sharon Watson

June 17, 2014

Heather L

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Review: Writing Fiction in High School with Sharon Watson

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Special thanks to Sharon Watson for providing a review copy of this curriculum. About Writing Fiction (in High School) with Sharon Watson: Writing Fiction (in High School) is a year long fiction writing course designed for independent learners, co-ops, and classrooms. Students who have written the manuscript of a short story or novel or who are writing one have the option of completing the additional manuscript tract. All students will be exposed to a variety of short stories, novels, and movies. The main book used with this curriculum is The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick. About the…

Father’s Day 2014

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I love watching the interaction between D and Munchkin. They love to goof around with each other, but they also have intense, deep conversations. The fact that they can easily flow between the two just makes me smile. When Munchkin is having a bad day, Daddy can usually (if not always) get her to smile despite her best efforts not to smile. As she told me just the other day, she needs the special attention and understanding that only Daddy can provide. Yesterday, I was thankful that Daddy was home with us, and that we could spend the day relaxing…

Book Review: Modern Pioneering – More Than 150 Recipes, Projects, and Skills for a Self-Sufficient Life

June 12, 2014

Heather L

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Book Review: Modern Pioneering – More Than 150 Recipes, Projects, and Skills for a Self-Sufficient Life

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Special thanks to Blogging for Books for providing a review copy of this book. Modern Pioneering Book Description: Whether you’re a full-time homesteader, a weekend farmer’s market devoté, or anyone looking to do more by hand, this overflowing resource will help you hone new skills in the kitchen, garden, and great outdoors. It includes: · More than 100 recipes for garden-to-table dishes, preserves, and cured foods · Small-space gardening advice on building a raised bed, choosing what to grow, and saving seeds · DIY projects, such as Mason jar lanterns and homemade notecards · Superwoman skills like assembling a 48-…

Wordless Wednesday: Right is Right