Blog Award Nominations are open and Linky's of interrest
Nominations for the 8th Annual Homeschool Blog Awards are open until the 22 October.Voting will commence on 2 November and run until the 16th of November.Courtney from Women Living Well is hosting a...
View ArticleHSMJ - No such thing as too many books...
In my life this week…It's been an emotional week but all in all a good one. In our homeschool this week…We have been reading some books (Follow My Leader and Buddy the First Seeing Eye Dog) on...
View ArticleGeelong Wool Museum
Last week Wednesday we join three other families and went to the Geelong Wool Museum to enjoy two displays: The National Wool Museum and Step Right UP.I confess that I had not gone to this museum...
View ArticleMarine Discovery
On Friday last week we joined the homeschool community for a trip to the Queenscliff Marine Discovery Centre. This centre has just reopened to the public after a long remodel. The scientist who guided...
View ArticleTT - Dickens His Work and His World
Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures. I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to...
View ArticleSchoolhouse Review Crew applications OPEN
Schoolhouse Review Crew Applications 2013The Schoolhouse Review Crew is composed of approximately 200 homeschool families that love to blog about homeschool products! Applications for next years cruise...
View ArticleHSMJ - The Intouchables
In my life this week… I had the most wonderful day today. I joined five other homeschool mom's on an annual pilgrimage to Koorong Christian Bookshop. We had a great day of fun, food, fellowship and...
View ArticleTT - Deaf/Blindness Unit Study
It's been a great week of discovery this last week. Sir N and I have been on a journey to discover Braille and the lives of two amazing people born in the 1800's.We read:Buddy, the first seeing eye...
View ArticleMelbourne Museum
To finish a week long unit study about Helen Keller and Louis Braille, we made a a special trip to Melbourne Museum to have a look at Living in a Sensory World a temporary display. We had lots of fun...
View ArticleiHomeschool Hopscotch Blog Hop - 10 Days of
iHomeschool is hosting a 10 days of ... blog hopscotch.These are the ladies who are you hosts:These are their blogs and topic links for you to explore.Baking with Your Kids | Tiffany at Sweet...
View ArticleHSMJ - You know you're a homeschooler when ...
In my life this week…It had a busy start to the week with a meeting about developing a website for a bi-annual ladies retreat for the church followed by getting ready to go to Healsville Sanctuary for...
View ArticleTT - The Global Puzzle
Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures. I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to...
View ArticleHHSC - Nurturing Independence in High School
Now that I have two who have completed High School, I have conflicting thoughts on this topic. These thoughts have been running around in my head for a while now and I was not sure how to start this...
View ArticleHSMJ - Talking about High School
In my life this week…This week I faced one of my personal homeschool struggles when I wrote my blog post on Nurturing Independence in High School. It was a healing experience for me and helped me...
View ArticleMaximus Musicus
On Wednesday Sir N and I joined my sister for a trip into Melbourne to see the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra perform Maximus Musicus.We had a wonderful half an hour being introduced to classical music...
View ArticleHSMJ - Just in case you ever wonder ...
In my life this week…We were up at 4:30 Friday morning to get ready to leave by 5 am to meet up with my parents. We will be on the road for the next five days traveling to Queensland to see the solar...
View ArticleSolar Eclipse Cairns Australia 2012
Tomorrow we will be in Cairnes to view the total solar eclipse. I discovered this web cam which has been set up to show the eclipse live.EnjoyCairns Webcam Sponsored by cairnsinfo.comI also discovered...
View ArticleKoala Cuddles
A quick note to let you know that we are enjoying our holiday. We had an amazing experience yesterday with Koala cuddles over at Kuranda Koala Gardens in Cairns Queensland.Koala are interesting...
View ArticleSolar Eclipse - Australia November 2012
Here is a photo story of our adventure last week...5 days and over 3 000 km of travel we arrived in Julatten Northern Queensland in anticipation of seeing the Solar Eclipse.Finally the morning arrived...
View ArticleA Christmas Cottage
This movie is one of the most beautiful Christmas movies I have seen in a long time. The message at the heart of this movie will inspire and encourage you. Take some time this season and watch...
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