Heritage Days 2018.

When I was a kid, I loved living history opportunities (especially Upper Canada Village!). I loved to read historical fiction. And then I got into the history textbook phase in school and loathed history. 

As long as I continue homeschooling, we shall skip the text book chapters with mandatory reading comprehension questions after the assigned reading.  We'll stick with living history, living books and historical fiction. My goal is for them to continue to love history as much as they do know.

Here there are, living history during heritage days and loving every minute.

Home

Laura Ingalls Wilder once said "Home is the nicest word there is."  I agree wholeheartedly. 

6th Annual Country Kids Party

Better late than never! Our 6th Annual Country Kids party. Friday, October 12, 2018 at 3 PM – 6 PM (Message for directions).

What? A simple, country kids festival to celebrate the country in our kids. There might be simple games, perhaps a craft, you can pick some wildflowers, take a walk in the field, feed the goats, snuggle a chicken, catch the train going by, enjoy playing in the secret garden, etc. Bring yourself a picnic and we'll have pumpkin cake for dessert. 

Cost? This is our annual party for charity. This year financial donations we collect will go towards local food pantries. 

What to wear? Overalls, plaid shirts, blue jean dresses, cowboy boots, barn boots, straw hats. Or whatever suits your fancy. 

Come anytime to our Maine homestead after 3:00 (not before please) and we'll be outside until dark. Stop by for a quick visit or stay for a bit. Come young, come old, and plan to have some fun! Bring a friend. It's a family event. Let me know if you need directions.

To see some fun from last year and year before, look here: 
http://www.bornimaginative.com/2017/10/recap-country-kids-2017.html
http://www.bornimaginative.com/2016/10/country-kids-re-cap-2016.html
http://www.bornimaginative.com/2015/09/country-lovin-kids-2015-recap.html


Invite to RSVP here .

New pets!

I'm realizing it's been some time and I still haven't introduced our new pets.  In case you missed it, our bunny died this summer (see here).  With the cage, we decided to try a new critter or two.  Guinea pigs.  We originally adopted two.  A mama and a baby.  We named them Miss Honey and Matilda.  As luck would have it, Miss Honey's life was short lived.  Our good friends found out and they parted with one of their guinea pigs.  So now Matilda has a friend named Nadia.

This is Matilda:

Rest in peace, Miss Honey.

 More of Matilda and Anna-Kate's first introduction to guinea pigs.  She is so incredibly gentle with all animals.

Nadia and Matilda

More Matilda.

 And more Matilda. She gets toted around a lot.

Garden 2018 Update 6

It's about that time that the garden is wrapping up.  September is a great time to be a gardener, as there's such an abundance still and nearly all parts of a meal revolve around using what we have. (And...if I don't mention it, someone asks if my kids eat what I make. Absolutely they do.)  On my very best years when I weed, water and am around, I have grown up to 800lbs of food.  This year we were gone most of August and with having a baby in the mix, I grew about 400 lbs.  Still lots to eat and lots to preserve.  And as always, each year brings new experiences, for gardening is an art that is forever a work in progress.

Garden 2018 update 1
Update 2
Update 3
Update 4
Update 5

Flower Challenge Cont.

It's been a summer of giving with our flowers.  I think this will be our last installment, as the flowers are about gone for the year.  This bin went to the nursing home.  Bringing a pail full of flowers to a nursing home is our fave way to share, as they already have the vases and we can trim the flowers, fill the vases and leave smiles on the faces of many residents in less than a half an hour.  We always have more flowers than we need and we have shared the most ever this year!  Can we share more next year?  Challenge accepted!