Inspired by watching years of the boys’ experiments, Dancing Toes has requested to do chemistry this term. That’s a great choice by me; I’ve gone through the IGCSE syllabus twice with her brothers, and we’ve always had fun in earlier days working through our excellent homeschool curriculum. So, this week’s experiment was to work through… Continue reading Kitchen science – The scientific method September 2018
Category: Nature study and science
Fun with autumn leaves September 2018
We’ve had a week of picture book Autumn weather...crisp mornings (the chill in the air is demonstrated by the white clouds in every breath as the boys head off for a 7:40 am bus), clear blue skies and warm sunshine as the day progresses. It’s also been the autumn equinox and associated harvest moon...more… Continue reading Fun with autumn leaves September 2018
At home 22 July 2018
With the continuous sunshine, and the faithful watering by a kind friend while we were away, we returned to find our veg patch happily blooming. The lettuces in particular are good, and the girls enjoy picking them before mealtimes. Our field is terribly overgrown. I’m feeling bad about it, as I don’t think it… Continue reading At home 22 July 2018
Wild garlic omelette
I got this idea from Bee Keeping Buddy, who I seem to remember served up a yummy wild garlic frittata. This is just an omelette version. The wild garlic comes out around April, at about the time our hens start laying more eggs. It increasingly seems to compete with the blubells for space in our… Continue reading Wild garlic omelette
Wild garlic pesto
This is really easy, and fun to make. The wild garlic is usually out in full force in April; in fact it seems to be taking over from the bluebells in many of our woods. The leaves look very similar to lily of the valley, which is poisonous, but the flowers are different and it… Continue reading Wild garlic pesto
Kitchen science – 25 May 2018
We’ve always enjoyed “speriments”, whether this is creative mixing of ingredients (Sparkly Eyes’ current craze for making slime), or more structured kitchen chemistry. The girls rediscovered and old Usborne book which I had for the boys, and spent an industrious morning performing some of the experiments, while I was helping prepare Rhythm Dude for his… Continue reading Kitchen science – 25 May 2018
Wild flowers of the spring – 5 May 2018
Now the sun is finally warming up the countryside, the wild flowers are springing into abundance. Here are a few we spied on a delightful family walk to the bluebell woods over the week end. The picture of the orchid was taken by my brother on the longer walk for fitter adults and more energetic… Continue reading Wild flowers of the spring – 5 May 2018
1 May 2018
We’ve had a few warm days, still interspersed with some chilly winds. All of nature has seemed behind, reluctant to wake from its winter’s sleep. But now,with remarkable speed, our countryside finally seems to be yawning and stretching up to the tepid sun. Leaves are unfurling to reveal the vivid green only seen this time… Continue reading 1 May 2018
Mothering through the seasons 