Smart Guys

"I am always ready to learn, but I do not always like being taught."
-Winston Churchill

"Learning should be a joy and full of excitement. It is life's greatest adventure; it is an illustrated excursion into the mind of noble and learned men, not a conducted tour through a jail."
-Taylor Caldwell


"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales."
-Albert Einstein


Saturday, May 16, 2015

Back on track

Getting back into the fresh food prep.  Looking forward to the start of the CSA season in 3 weeks!

The first three are from the Eat to Live Cookbook:

Super Slaw with cabbage, apples, and beets among other things

3 Bean Mango Salad over greens

Veggie lasagna with sliced zucchini instead of noodles
This one is from the Crazy, Sexy Cancer Cookbook, and it is my favorite of the day:

Asian Stir Raw- also good over greens

And finally, my sister's favorite- the You Are What You Eat Cookbook's Shepherdess Pie in the making:

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Weaving!

So, in my last post, I shared how the kids learned about weaving to better understand an English assignment.

Today, we went to the library for a homeschool music class, and when we walked into the meeting room, the walls were covered with fantastic woven art.  This was a fabulous chance to start a review  discussion of looms and weavings.

There was also a woven basket with slips of paper and pencils and a sign asking visitors to vote for their favorite pieces.  It was interesting to watch the boys make their selections.  We all had a hard time choosing.  Everything was really beautiful.