by Marissa | Nov 11, 2014 | 2014, Art, Daily Rhythm, Homeschool, Image-Update, PursuingBeauty, reading/literacy, Uncategorised
Part of my school plan for the girls is that we will do an artist study for a couple of months at a time. This includes studying their style, medium, personal life and most of all the beautiful images that they create. This might sound a little much for a four and six...
by Marissa | Mar 26, 2014 | 2014, Aneliese, Art, Homeschool, Image-Update, Parenting, Sewing, Uncategorised
I’d suggested that she might like to do some sewing with the intention of setting her up with some cloth in an embroidery hoop and a needle and thread. As we were choosing some fabric, it become clear that Aneliese had a different scheme in mind. She wanted to...
by Marissa | Oct 17, 2013 | 2013, 31 Dayers 2013, 31 days 2013, Art, Daily Rhythm, Homeschool, Image-Update, PursuingBeauty, reading/literacy, Uncategorised
My mom always included keeping a journal as part of our homeschooling and I still have a couple of mine. Sometimes they are very straight forward, “Today we went for a ride up Polar Springs. Mary Workman came to visit. We had stew for supper.” Or Other times I pour...
by Marissa | Oct 11, 2013 | 2013, 31 Dayers 2013, 31 days 2013, Art, Image-Update, LivingNaturally, MakingHome, PursuingBeauty, Tutorials, Uncategorised
A few days ago I told you about our chestnut collecting adventures and that I suspected that we had actually found horse chestnuts. With a little leaf identifying, I conclude that they are horse chestnuts but must be a different variety than I am used to. They could...
by Marissa | Feb 4, 2013 | 2013, Art, Image-Update, MakingHome, PursuingBeauty, Tutorials, Uncategorised
When we put in our wood stove in the living room, we had to take out the the 113 year old, hand carved mantel. Now, living on the east coast where everything is older that isn’t so old but to this BC girl, that was crazy. It’s a pretty fancy mantel too,...
by Marissa | Dec 18, 2012 | 2012, Art, Image-Update, LivingNaturally, MakingHome, PursuingBeauty, Tutorials, Uncategorised
“One man’s junk is another man’s treasure” Maybe this reveals my trashy tastes, but I’ve found this old adage to often be true. Our home is mostly furnished and decorated with articles that others no longer wanted. It might be that we see...
