homeschooling link

Here's another great link for teaching Onomapotoeia (yes, I had to look this up, too...) which helps with poetry/creative writing.

Ah love a bargain!

My children have been exhausting our puzzle supply. Rosa seems to sit and enjoy puzzles for quite a while (nice while I am working with Josh on school work). I was thrilled to find some great puzzle bargains while visiting our local second hand shop recently:

Two Ravensburger puzzles (these ones for Josh). I took a bit of a risk - hoping all the puzzle pieces would be in the box. They were - yay! I payed a huge $2 each for these

Then a simple puzzle for the younger two ($1):

And this box of wooden nuts and bolts. Brand new - $3

So for $8 we have a few activities up our sleeve.

Don't you just enjoy a bargain?

Finally!!

Finally the promised after photos (refering to post about post natal depression)... it has been so long I thought I really should put the before photo in again:)

Before:

After:

I would really like this to be the during photo - hoping to get some more decent veggies growing, though I cannot claim to be much of a gardener... oh well, can just try my best... and just to prove that some things grow in our garden (besides weeds) ...

Bok Choy (which looks like I should pick before the bugs eat any more)

Tom Thumbs

beans

And my favourite - figs. Lucious, yummy Biblical figs! I almost cursed our fig tree after the insects got to it but have been amazed at how the figs have coped and found another one this morning - soft and delicious...

Nice when you actually have enough from the garden to put on a plate:)