We brought our chickens home last Friday afternoon, after spending the morning converting a doghouse into a chicken coop. Things went well, and we got 3 eggs the next morning! Well they’ve been laying like the clappers ever since!We get either 2 or 3 eggs per day, which for me is brilliant! They are […]
Filed under: HOMESTEADING on March 26th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Okay so not so typical. It started off bad, so yuck. I waddled downstairs grunting at all and sundry. Went to turn on the coffee machine, filled the one part with water, and then instead of putting the coffee into the filter cup thingy… I threw it into the water holder thingy.
So the day started […]
Filed under: HOMESTEADING, Homeschool on March 20th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Totally weird! Tree huggers! Paranoid! These are the comments that we’ve heard mentioned about us as a family. There are also many positive things from people who think the same as us, …
So I felt it might be best to let everyone know what we’re about.As a sort of background to us. As a means […]
Filed under: Waldorf Homeschooling, HOMESTEADING on March 18th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you’ve followed our posts you’ll know we have a passion for homesteading, striving for self sufficiency and the like.
I want to put pages together for all the recipes for cleaning products etc, that we’ve found work amongst other things, but that’s for later.
Our vegetables…..we live on a rocky outcrop, in a wooden house […]
Filed under: HOMESTEADING, Homeschool on March 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
Well, Jules has been doing fine. There is nothing exciting to tell at the moment really. She consistently gets 80% or more for her spelling tests. Her maths is going perfectly, we’re still doing Calculator skills, but will be finished tomorrow.
She’s enjoyed this part of the curriculum, though I’ve found it boring, many cups of […]
Filed under: Homeschool on March 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
Well, StJohn is storming ahead, he turned 6 on the 2 of January. He had his party, a pirate cake and was thrilled with it. I was exhausted and ordered it, I honestly just could not do it this year : (
He’s been doing numbers and letters since last year, but has really picked up […]
Filed under: Homeschool on March 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
Hi Everyone,
Since we’re in South Africa, and constitutionally have the right now to homeschool our children, it is frightening to see that in places like America, that right can be taken away in a heartbeat.
What would you do if suddenly you were breaking the law by homeschooling? Facing possible jail time?
Well that’s what’s happening in […]
Filed under: Homeschool on March 17th, 2008 | No Comments »