The Berry Patch

Summer is finally starting to show up here in Maine. It's been a long, cold winter and a cold, wet spring. I had a field trip scheduled last month and had to cancel it due to snow in the forecast! In May! We are finally getting beautiful spring weather...

The name alone caught my eye. I've been seeing ads on Facebook for something called "Misfits Market." It looked interesting but not enough to really make me look further. And then I had a couple of local friends order boxes and start sharing how much...

My middle son graduated recently.
I have been homeschooling now for 17 years. It seems like just yesterday that my boys looked like this gathered around our small little kitchen table.
My middle son recently graduated from our homeschool - Freedom Academy. We had a very informal ceremony here at our home. His dad spoke. I spoke and then I simply handed him his diploma. It was really that easy, but not....

Late last year I was given the opportunity to do a review of products on a website called Literary Book Gifts. I loved what I saw on there so when I was given the chance to review their new writing gloves, I jumped at the chance.
I live in Maine where winters can be rather cold. We heat with oil which is efficient but often leaves the house a bit chilly as we keep the thermostat a bit lower because of the cost of oil. This means that often while I'm working on my computer or...