We hiked up “Minihapa” today. It translates to mountain where the water falls The girls had a great time and played in the creek for a wile before we headed back Checking out the black bear in the avalanche slope proved to be lots more fun though All in all we had a great time. … Continue reading Cascade Falls Hike
How it was
“Sitting against the wall, gazing outside, I watched the world pass by. The doorway was like a picture I had only seen in Time magazine, or perhaps on the big screen. But this was real. The rain was coming down hard, and the people were hurriedly looking for shelter. A young boy struggled to … Continue reading How it was
Obet and the Hens
Here is a link to Obet. I am not really in a place to share this part of our life yet. But I will be. Mountain Moma
Turn the page
This blog is meant to be about our new life as homesteaders. I do not know if that is how it will turn out or if homesteading is in my future but you are welcome to come along for the journey and find out with us. We are a homeschool family that survives most days, … Continue reading Turn the page
A different path
I wrote this post at another time and place in my life. On a different continent, in a different hemisphere, in a different house. Now sitting here it seems that it is one of the things that fits my life now in this place. So I thought I would share it again. Did you ever … Continue reading A different path
The Grand Canyon – South Rim
Our Homeschool Adventure Stop at the Grand Canyon South Rim We rated this stop
AO Nook Books
AO Year 1 Among the ____ People books (five book set)(free) An Island Story (free) Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare (Nesbit) (free) Fifty Famous Stories Retold (free) Handbook of Nature Study (free) The Jungle Book (free) Just So Stories (free) King of the Golden River (free) Parables from Nature (free) Peter Pan (free) Pinocchio (free) Tales … Continue reading AO Nook Books
Sea Lion Cave
Our Adventure Stop at Sea Lion Cave in Florance Or was Great the girls rated this a 5 ⭐️Stop
A 4th of July long ago
This post was written in a far off place many worlds away. But it has a lot of memories for me and seems fitting with the holiday. It was a gift to me and the girls for the Fourth of July from Papa. 40 Years ago, on the heels of election, John Kennedy included the … Continue reading A 4th of July long ago
A coffee in another world
This is a story from another place and time in my life. I am in Gulu this week for a few days. Hoping for a break from the stuff going on at home and to try to find some housing near a birth center I have been looking in to. My morning was spent trying … Continue reading A coffee in another world
Tunnel Mountain hike
Tunnel was the first hike we knocked off our summer bucket list this year. It was an easy hike to the top. Tunnel is Banff’s smallest summit and it is very popular with locals and visitors alike. We parked at the lower trail head so it was 2.3 km to the top. The girls had … Continue reading Tunnel Mountain hike
The skinny on Five Minute Friday
According to Lisa-Jo and direct from her blog because who can explain it better than the one who invented it so… So, here’s the skinny: every Friday for over a year hundreds of people join a kind of writing flash mob over here. We write for five minutes flat. All on the same prompt that … Continue reading The skinny on Five Minute Friday
The Woman
I am not sure where to start talking about this woman. I do not think I can do her justice. She was wise, and strong. It was a whirl wind for the time I knew her. She is a midwife and has the heart of a mother. She is truly a daughter of the moon. … Continue reading The Woman
How we got to Africa
A post from the Daddy-O This was my last post from my first tour in DRC. Written on my Blackberry, it was forgotten upon my return home. So I post it now, having been back in Kinshasa for one week – as I work to re-orient myself to this place again. And knowing as I … Continue reading How we got to Africa