New Blog!!!

 

 

 

I created a new blog for my Etsy shop!

I am so excited to finally be doing this!  Crochet Crowe is

my shop for handmade scarves.  Crocheted cowls that are beautiful and cozy!

I will have some new scarves available later this week.

I hope you will stop by for peek!

 

 

 

 

home learning fun

 

Binky is up to his drawing again.

I love this one!

I love seeing him hang out in his room

and come up with these ideas of his.

I want to print this one on a tshirt to give him for

Christmas this year.  He will be so surprised!

 

Goose's science group is studying Earth Science and I taught a class on

volcanes.  We sketched and labeled the main types of volcanes.

The kids labeled a world map with a variety of different volcanoes.

We talked about the silica content of magma and how the more silica in the magma,

the more viscous the lava.

 

 



I poked a tiny hole in toothpaste tubes and the kids squeezed the tubes to watch how the

"magma" oozes down the side of the tube.

This is very viscous lava!  They made a chart of all the different elements

in igneous rocks formed from different lavas, like basalt, andesite, dacite and rhyolite.

It was a great class!  I only had two hours, but we covered a TON of information.

 

 



 

 

Goose decorated this lovely sarcophagus. 

She is still studying Egypt.

We attended a workshop at the local Egyptian Museum last Sunday

focused on Egyptian oils and perfumes. 

She loved it!  One more workshop this weekend and

 she will be able to attend a sleep-over at the museum.

How cool is that!

 

 

 

 

 

Goose has also spent a lot of time crocheting this week.

She made herself a little pouch yesterday.

So cute!  I love seeing her enjoy something I love so much.

 

We are looking forward to a cooler weekend here by the bay.

It has been in the 80s most of the week!

A little too warm for me right now.

I was getting used to wearing my scarves and boots

and then I had to break out my sandals and tank tops again.

But I have noticed a beautiful sparkle to the sun.

Every October the sun seems to sparkle.  I can't find a better word

to describe it.  Do you know what I mean?

Anyway, I love it.

It will be much cooler this weekend.

Hopefully I can break out those scarves and boots again!



Drawing and other stuff...

We have been pretty busy lately with lessons

and planning for the year.

Binky has been busy, too!

 

 



 

There has been a lot of drawing going on.

He has been giving his drawings away to

friends and anyone who will take one!

 

 



He wants to put them on

t-shirts next.

I think that is a great idea.

This is only a sample of his drawings.

I try to take pics of as many as I can because he

does love to give them away.

We've also started leaf collecting on our morning walks.

I love to look for leaves!

I usually come home with at least

10 or 15 leaves in my hand.

I just wish I could keep them all!

 

 



We have been eating lots of yummy soup this past week.

I made a pot of soup that lasted 4 days.

And each day it was better than the last!

I love to put parmesan on my vegetable soup.

What is your favorite soup to make at home?

 

 



 

 

Yesterday, we sat in the backyard and

made Autumn journals.

We used pretty printed paper and kraft cardstock.

 

This is the inside lining of Binky's journal. 

He loves the crow.

 

 



 

 

Goose used this very cool spiderweb paper

to line her journal.

 

 

Binky started his journal with a list of things that

remind him of the season.

Things like crows cawing, apple pie and

squirrels eating nuts.

 

 



 

 

 

Goose made this title page to start her journal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I can't wait to see what the kids have in store for their journals.

Have I mentioned this is my favorite season of the year?

It really is!  I just can't get enough of the falling leaves,

warm scarves and the long shadows.

 

So, now for some news!

My etsy shop is now open!

The name is Crochet Crowe.  I make crocheted scarves to

keep you warm and cozy!  I hope you will pop

over when you have the chance!

 



cake, chickens and crochet

Binky's first cake!

Vanilla cake with chocolate frosting.

He made this himself and it was delicious!

He was very proud of himself.

Goose is chicken sitting!

That sounds funny!

She is taking care of 1 hen and 10 chicks for the next month.

So every morning at 7:30 (being a homeschooled girl who usually gets to sleep in until whenever, she isn't so happy about this part of the deal) she walks across the street to let the

chickens out for the day, clean their water and give them

food.  Every night she goes back to put them in their house for the night.

Binky has been helping, too.

He named two of the chicks Nova and Jubilee.

I think this is a great experience for her.

This is my first crocheted bag.

I was making an infinity scarf when I realized

the yarn was just way too itchy.

So I made a bag instead.

I love it!

I have never made anything other than scarves, so

this is a big deal for me!  I think it will make

a great farmer's market bag. 

I haven't crocheted for several months and now I am

hooked again.  It is so meditative for me. 

Goose is joining me and making her first attempt at a hat.

My husband is always asking me when I am going to make him

a sweater.  He doesn't even wear sweaters!

I know he just wants me to make him something.  I've made both

the kids and myself scarves, which he doesn't wear, either.

So a sweater it is.  I know it will probably take me several attempts

to get it right.  Maybe I should start now to have it finished

by Christmas!