2. Sourdough starter can survive for years in the freezer, though I’m not sure I recommend it since my bread… Read more 9 Things I Learned in January
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Favourite Things: November Edition
Today we got back to school after taking a week off at the end of term. It feels like an… Read more Favourite Things: November Edition
10 Things I Learned in July
2. Owls display how they are feeling through the position of their ear tufts 3. Owls with black eyes are… Read more 10 Things I Learned in July
Favourite Things: July Edition
We had a very busy July, packing in the summer activities and weekend trips. (I also forgot a few things… Read more Favourite Things: July Edition
Favourite Things: June Edition
June was jam-packed. We finished up school, crossed ten summer activities off our homemade bingo card, and I got my… Read more Favourite Things: June Edition
Three Picture Books About Zoologists
More picture books! If your kids love animals they will love these gorgeously illustrated biographies of entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre (1823-1915),… Read more Three Picture Books About Zoologists
Ladybird, Ladybird
I knew I’d written a post about the origins of nursery rhymes, but I didn’t realize it was over nine… Read more Ladybird, Ladybird
15 Things I Learned in April
Let’s start with the item I forgot last month… 2. Bison calves are orange. 3. An unpublished sequel to The… Read more 15 Things I Learned in April
Three Haiku Poets
After I shared a haiku in a recent blog post, I checked out The Essential Haiku from the library. It… Read more Three Haiku Poets
8 Things I Learned in February
2. The world’s oldest known bird hatched a chick at age 74. 3. You can cut open large hailstones and… Read more 8 Things I Learned in February
Firsts of 2024 in Pictures
I had a hard time deciding what to include in this list and went with “the more the merrier,” for… Read more Firsts of 2024 in Pictures
Favourite Things: September Edition
What a gorgeous autumn we are having so far! Read For school pre-reading, I just finished Carry On, Mr. Bowditch,… Read more Favourite Things: September Edition
8 Things I Learned in May
2. I also got the Merlin app from Cornell Lab of Ornithology for identifying birds. It’s free and it can… Read more 8 Things I Learned in May