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How To Start Homeschooling

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Used to, another mother looked at you like you had four heads if you said that you homeschooled.  These days, it’s akin to sainthood.  ”Ooooh, I couldn’t do that!” Regardless of whether you love it or hate it, I know I was born to do it.  That’s my reason.  I can give lots and lots [...]

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Henbit

Garden

Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), also known as Greater Henbit or Henbit Deadnettle, is a member of the mint family.  Like many in that family, it does not taste mint-y. Henbit is still edible, fresh or cooked.  Nutritionally, it’s tough to find information on henbit.  Many sources simply quote, “iron, vitamins, and fiber,” which is pretty vague, [...]

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Busy Weekend

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Over the weekend, we participated in our kids’ school outdoor cleanup day.  Once the work began and dozens of parents and kids began to collect bag after bag of weeds and leaves, I had an inspiration: I wanted those bags for the chickens. I collect my ‘weedings’ for the chickens, my neighbor collects hers for [...]

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Catchweed Bedstraw

Garden

Catchweed Bedstraw (Galium aparine) is a member of the madder family. I grow Red Madder (Rubia tinctorum) so I was familiar with the velcro-like teeth covering the leaves of members of this clan.  You can see them somewhat in this photo: Those little fibers are tenacious grabbers.  No wonder the name catchweed.  It’s also called [...]

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Giveaway: The Kids’ Outdoor Adventure Book

Reviews

I love this book. This book has the potential to change a child’s and a family’s life, for the better, forever. Stacy Tornio and Ken Keffer have assembled, in checklist form, a sort of bucket list of outdoor activities.  It’s an inspired idea, and the execution is spot on.  They’ve organized the adventures by season, [...]

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Frosty Spring Salad

Garden

I’m in our local Master Gardener training class this year.  Class meets once a week for three hours, and we gardeners can get hungry during that time, so we have a mid-class lunch break.  It’s a little early for lunch, but somehow that never occurs to our appetites.  We take turns bringing a dish and [...]

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