This week in Homeschooling.......

We finished reading Hunchback of Notre Dame (NOTHING like the Disney movie) and Swiss Family Robinson last week and watched both movies. This week we've been reading The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells. Today we went to Homeschool 4H and learned about recycling and worm composting. We also received trees to plant in our yard. Tim's been reading to them about the Vietnam War. I've been strewing a few things about- Sandra Dodd explains it here. Griffin put together a model skeleton and they both have been working with Tim on making arrows (fletching). They will be demonstrating Medieval Archery at a Renaissance Fair next month.

Dana Fuchs

Riley and I both loved the movie "Across the Universe" so we were pretty excited to see that Dana Fuchs who played the part of Sadie the singer/landlady was giving a concert at a local library last week. Riley still wasn't feeling 100% so we left early but she was beyond amazing.

Update on the tulips

The dog ate my computer.

Reasons for not posting in a week-

• I was put on medication for my high blood pressure that just knocked me out.
  
• Riley's had a sore throat/cough/allergy thing that seriously curtailed all activities.
  
• I tucked a pen behind my ear that exploded ink in my hair and down my neck.

O.K.- I just included that last one so you'd feel sorry for me.

I've still been taking pictures-

Poland forever!

A few pictures of our display from today's Homeschool 4H International fair-

Kielbasa and Babka

Pierogies

Me in my babushka

Health food

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Could these look any prettier?









Well look at that. They can.

See, when you dip berries in dark chocolate you're like doubling the anti-oxidants. That's a medical fact, Jack. We're talking health food here. And I'm all about healthy eating.

I've been taking a lot of pictures lately. No joke- a lot. So I figured it was finally time to upgrade my flickr account to Pro. What fun, today. I uploaded a bunch of pics , made a few sets, joined a few groups and got my first comment! This could be as addictive as blogging I fear.

Action shot of my breadmaker. Whole wheat - again with the health food.

An apple a day...

Today I made apple chips. I had seen it here on Mary Beth's Salt and Chocolate blog a while ago. In true "You gets what you pays for" fashion, my Dollar Store mandolin didn't really produce the results I was hoping for (bent and broke two slices in) but I was lucky enough to find a nicer one at a rummage sale last weekend for only .10 cents! These couldn't be easier- I cored the apple. Sliced it on the mandolin and placed the slices on parchment paper covered cookie sheets. I didn't sprinkle them with anything this time but next time I'll try some cinnamon. Bake for about 2- 2 1/2 hours at 250* for the first hour and 150* after that. Very sweet and crunchy- and gone too fast.