Tag: learning

Bubbles! Bubbles!

Bubbles! Bubbles!

The Mini Macks have a little secret. They have their very own Science Lady that appears like Cinderella’s fairy godmother whenever home schooling days with me get a little boring. Bring out the bubbles!

Understanding Beauty

Understanding Beauty

There was this window. It was elaborate with lead lines arching throughout the clear glass. A few of the small pains had broken and an expert was needed to repair. This was just one small detail throughout a restoration of an otherwise disaster house. Yet, the passion the leader had to restore the house was…

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Parker’s Fruit Stand

Parker’s Fruit Stand

Bright orange pumpkins lined the gravel drive. Rainbows of apples were stacked challenging any customer not to carry them home with a chubby pumpkin underarm. Parker’s Orchard fruit stand, located in the Brushy Mountains of North Carolina, is the quintessential Americana country shop.

Dominoes

Dominoes

The line is set. The distance between is precise. The inevitable push is lurking. Click, click, click, click, the porcelain rectangle hits the next, and the next, and the next. All the preparation has paid off. The line moved in tandem with my expectations. Click, click, click, one fell after the other as if passing…

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Got gloves?

Got gloves?

Gardening. It’s that time of year again. One of my favorites. I mentioned last year a few gardening tips. This year I have a new one – poison ivy. I learned that although my fantastic husband is building me a bean trellis and preparing a bed for the bean plants is a bright idea, what…

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