Islam – another stop on our tour of faiths and cultures. We toured a local Mosque that fellow homeschoolers we know attend. They asked us to take off our shoes to keep the carpets clean and cover our heads. Two cute homeschool girls gave the introductory talk to the group about the 5 pillars of Islam: belief in one God and…
Providence Atheneaum
Libraries in Rhode Island are all linked so that books can be requested from any public library branch in the state and picked up or returned at any other branch. When we moved here, having a library within walking distance was a requirement. We love the convenience and the personal, knowledgeable librarians at our local Providence Community Library. We keep them busy with requests…
Faith Fieldtrip – Sikh Gurdwara
Today we went to a Sikh Gurdwara (gateway to the guru) in Millis, MA. Funny story. It was supposed to be at the Gurdwara in Milford, but it was changed to Millis and the people hosting us didn’t know ahead of time. There was lots of pulling over on the highway to make phone calls to make sure we all…
Fitting in the Green Hour
“The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are not tired, as long as we can see far enough.”- RWEmerson With all the things to do in a day, it is hard to fit in nature time. I try to make sure the kids are outside at least one hour a day – our Green Hour. I…
Halloween 2014
Happy Halloween 2014. We left a bowl of twizzlers and dum-dums on the porch with the skeleton in the window to supervise. Katahdin was a race car driver and Berkeley switched between a unicorn and a regular pony depending on if she had her hat on. I was a witch and Phil was Captain America. Its our friend Lia’s…