All Boyds, all the time.
I usually pride myself on whipping up appetizing concoctions in the kitchen. But this time, we’re trying out something different. Something really gnarly. Continue reading “The most disgusting cookie I’ve ever baked”
May I share a pet peeve about parenting that might implicate a few of you? When you have young children, people often say, “Oh, they grow up so fast!” And I’ve always found that to be absolutely irritating. No offense. Continue reading “The changing face of our seven-and-a-half-year-old”
A few weeks ago, I finally got to meet the woman who taught me everything I know about making awesome ice cream. Continue reading “Meet My Teacher: Jeni Britton Bauer”
What happens when the Boyd girls start collaborating on an illustrated story? Magic — and some product-placement marketing for a local donut shop.
Who is interested in a lively discussion about the virtues of phonics versus the “whole language” approach to reading instruction? Or the life of an eccentric Australian author? Or just a cute picture of our kids? You are? Read on. Continue reading “Meet My Teacher: Why Mem Fox rocks”
Did you ever wonder what part the Papa plays in our homeschool? Here’s the inside scoop. Continue reading “An ode to the Papa: the wonderful role Jon Boyd plays in our homeschool”
We had our first day of the homeschool year yesterday, and I’m so pleased to say that we weathered it without any tears or mood-altering substances. (As long as you don’t count chocolate.) Continue reading “Bathroom Math and other tales from our first day of homeschool 2013”
I set out to make a cream pie every month for a year, and by jove, I did it. And if you want to know our “cream-of-the-crop” favorite picks, read on! Continue reading “The great cream pie project”
About every five years, I remove several inches of my hair from my head. It just happened again! Continue reading “My quinquennial short(er) haircut”
There is something qualitatively different about life on vacation. Do you think it might be possible to bring some of that back home, too? Continue reading “Putting a little vacation into everyday life”