Reminiscence
Oh it’s been a delightful morning. One of the fun little surprises in the lit-boxes was a script for the one-act play, “Sorry, Wrong Number” — which got me to…
Read moreWhat *WAS* in those boxes?
Although we’ve had science, history, and math covered pretty well, and we’ve got the Great Books for the high school level, and a great religion course in the Didache series,…
Read moreBread and Books
I’m sick today, fighting a cough and plugged up head… but we did some school, yes we did. And I had Laurent at home today, so she was able to…
Read moreDiscovery
Just ran a batch of almonds through my Diamant grinder this morning and was amazed at the fine, smooth butter that came out. No more grainy nut butters with the…
Read moreThe School Room
Walking through the dining room into the kitchen past my children, all busily attending to their schoolwork at the table, I am compelled to gush, “I LOVE you kids!!” Megan’s…
Read moreA Weekend Revisited…
Wow what a weekend. (!!!) Here’s a brief recap: Friday afternoon: Malinda came over and hung out with us, did a little school work, played on the computer, and spent…
Read moreFebruary at the Ranch V – Sunday, all day
Sunday morning began bright and early with some tasty oatmeal, followed by a quick scrub and brush to make us all respectable, and then into town for 10am mass. After…
Read moreFebruary at the Ranch IV – Saturday Afternoon Hike
Our afternoon hike to Purcell Well was designed to accommodate both Malinda’s desire to do some “off-roading” in the Suburban, and my desire to not climb up any mountains, that…
Read moreFebruary at the Ranch III – Saturday, Early Afternoon
After shopping for groceries and fixing Nettie’s Gate, it was nearly noon, and the poll was taken: eat lunch, go for a hike, or go target shooting. It was a…
Read moreFebruary at the Ranch II – Saturday Morning
Unbelievably, it was 14°F when we woke up Saturday morning. That’s pretty insane for a bunch of desert rats such as I must admit we have become. I’ve nearly lost…
Read moreFebruary at the Ranch I – Friday Night
It’s been longer than usual between ranch trips this winter… the scheduling complexities increase exponentially with our church involvements and college and theater classes to coordinate. We managed to nail…
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