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Monthly Archives: May 2007
Book Review
To post about something more cheerful, I thought I’d share a recent book find… The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. The illustrations are gorgeous and remind me of the Art Deco style. There are lots of hidden faces in the pictures. The story, told in the form of a long poem, is a fun read. I really enjoy [...]
Posted in Life
Kitty Update
She is not looking better today and can barely walk. Her hind legs move rather oddly when she tries. I don’t think I was expecting her to be noticeably better today but the mobility problem seems like a bad sign. I’ve force fed 23ccs of food so far today and given her another dose of [...]
Posted in Life
Sick Kitty
Just got back from the vet with Jocy. She has a fever, has not eaten since Saturday, and is severely jaundiced. Vet is stumped. If she was overweight, Feline Hepatic Lipidosis would be suspected. Here is more information in it and related issues. But Jocy is very far from overweight. I should hear the results [...]
Posted in Life
Norse Names
Between all the usual goings on, Bob and I are trying to come up with new SCA names that have a Norse background. Here are my pics so far: Gerðr – The name Gerðr is from Primitive Scandinavian *garðior, or may be related to Old Icelandic gerðistún, “garden”. Arndís or Disa -dís is identical with [...]
Posted in Early Period, Life, SCA
Eureka!
I’ve been mulling over what kind of activites/lessons to use with Jessie during next year, partly to keep her occupied and partly to take a step toward a more formal education with her. Tonight I think I found the perfect outline that involves shapes, colors, nursery rhyms and beginning word recognition. Brightly Beaming Resources website [...]
Posted in Curricula, Homeschooling
Latest Bug Find
Here is a picture of Jessie’s latest bug find. I believe they are American Lady caterpillars (Vanessa virginiensis) and are feeding on what looks to me like Atennaria plantaginifolia. We’re going to try to keep them until they ecclose. I have no idea what instar they are in. Here are some more pictures of the [...]
Article on HSers and Bees
Found this article at The Thinking Mother‘s Blog. She also has a post about teaching spelling in general which I find very interesting and is making me rethink next year’s spelling for Sam. I don’t think it will cause me more work but instead of teaching the words first, I am thinking I should introduce [...]
Posted in Articles, Homeschooling
Aaaaaaand I’m Back!
Woot and Huzzah! I seem to be back online. It was weird. I kept trying to run the upgrade script from /wp-admin/upgrade.php and kept getting the dreaded “no input file found.” So, for grins, I tried logging in and got what I was looking for… “your database needs upgrading.” I still haven’t checked everything, but [...]
Posted in WordPress
Wish Me Luck
I am upgrading my version of WordPress. If I’m not back soon, you’ll know why!
Oatmeal Face Scrub
1 cup old fashioned oats 1/4 cup flaxseed 1/4 cup lavender buds Process the oats in a blender until powdery (2 minutes in my VitaMix). Add flaxseed and process for another minute. Add lavender buds and process for another thirty seconds. To use: moisten a palm-full with warm water until you have a paste. Gently [...]
Posted in Life, Recipes, Toiletries