Weekly update - March 3, 23

I think this will be the photo version this week because I have quite a few pictures.
  • Remember H.'s drawing of the birch trees I showed you a few weeks ago? Well the paintings that H. and K. made in their art class which were the impetus for that drawing came home yesterday. I love them so much I think I'm going to get some frames for them. 
K.

H. 
  • The mushrooms we are going are pretty amazing. I am pretty sure you could actually watch them grow if you spent time staring at them long enough. Here's the log when we got it all set up on Tuesday.

Yesterday this is what we had.


By this afternoon they were even bigger and there were even more starting to grow.



It's really fun to watch.
  • Last weekend I finally finished a project that I began at least a year ago. My plan was to frame the back covers of my Cook's Illustrated magazines and use them to decorate the kitchen. Then I had trouble finding the frames I wanted. Three weeks ago I decided to go a different route and easily found some frames. Finally we got them hung last Saturday.

I love these drawings. Here's a couple of them as examples.


  • Midnight continues to be needy while waiting for P. to get home. He just has a few more days to go.
  • A few of the seeds I started last week have begun sprouting. I need to lay in some more supplies because the bulk of the seed starting is yet to come.
  • Finally, I listened to a webinar about the intersection of nervous systems and behavior. I was familiar with the material, but I really liked how she phrased this: "Children who are regulated and connected, who feel safe, behave well." -- Robyn Gobbel 


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Anonymous said…
Great projects, thanks for sharing. Our kiddos have been pondering the world of mushrooms for a while now, looks like fun!

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3/07/2023 9:56 PM
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