Here I am reading my second book by Farley Mowat, this week, and all I can say is I want to read everything he has written now! The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be, is a story of a family dog who surprised many by not his pedigree, but for his personality. I have said it before in my review of Never Cry Wolf, how I truly … Continue reading The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be

Nature study doesn’t have to be complicated, I know the task sounds like she should have a plan, make going into nature educative, we should have books, drawing pads and other tools to make the most of the experience, right? There is a time and place for structures nature study lessons and fancy nature journal but there is also the freedom to just ” be … Continue reading Nature Study

Have you ever read a non fiction book that is written in a way that makes it feel like it is more fictionalized then the factual truth? This book might be one of those, I have no doubt that the wolf ways of living is as described by Mowat, real and factual but, I can see that he might have embellished the story telling part … Continue reading Never Cry Wolf

Summer school, there are always mix opinion about the topic, some are for it and enjoy having a sense of continued routine and others feel a break is well deserved during the warmer season. I think each family has their own  rhythm and should do what work best for them. For us, the mood is not at it’s best when we are out of our routine … Continue reading Summer School

      A friend of mine recommended reading ” The Complete Angler ”  saying it is like Shakespeare style of writing but it is about fishing and nature, that did get my attention.  I had never heard of this book before and after checking the library found the only copy they had and I borrowed it. This book was first publish in 1653 and … Continue reading The Complete Angler

The warmer season is here and we are all hitching to go on journeys, to explore the great outdoors, to climb, hike, run and see beautiful scenery. Charlotte Mason says why be withing doors when we can be rightly out. I say Miss Mason didn’t live in Canada where the winter make you wish you could hibernate, but she does have a point. So for … Continue reading Bringing the hobbits on a journey

We can all easily fall into the trap of , hyperfocusing on our kids education from time to time, especially when they are young. We think that if they can only reach this or that milestone, things are going to get easier and we can sit back and relax . How would we find energy to keep up with our high energy kids if we … Continue reading Mother culture, because the more we learn the better teacher we become