Dappled Things

GLORY be to God for dappled things…

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Firefly Chapter 1

Ed. #5 Thirteen Things about Me 1. My wardrobe used to consist of blue jeans and various shirts, sweaters and sweatshirts, but I started wearing dresses exclusively about two years ago. I feel more comfortable and more feminine since I have made the change in my wardrobe. When I was growing up, I went to [...]

Thursday Thirteen Ed. #65

Ed. #4 Thirteen Things about My Banjo 1. Banjo is our family’s ten-month-old, Boston Terrier puppy. His official name is Sebastian’s Blue Banjo. It kind of sounds like a Picasso painting doesn’t it? Or maybe the name of some really cool, acoustic folk band’s newest album. That’s what I always thought, anyway.

Thursday Thirteen Ed. #64

Ed. #3 Thirteen of Firefly’s Favorite & Soon-To-Be Favorite Fiction Books 1. How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn 2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 4. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury 5. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 6. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott [...]

Blogger Friend School Assignment #4

In honor of the season, I thought we all could do something fun this week! I’d like everyone to share something to do with a pumpkin or pumpkin related. This can be a recipe, decorating idea, or if you are really creative “show” us on your blog Set your tea kettle to boil! It’s time [...]

A Little Levity

Okay, I will admit that the facial recognition scan also pegged me as a Nancy Kerrigan look-a-like, which I did get comments about when she was in the news a lot and we were both quite a bit younger. Ronald Reagan, though? I suppose it could have been worse…

Blogger Friend School Assignment #3

The internet offers a lot of treasures! It may not be in the form of actual gold, although I’m sure some could find some on the internet. Being a Blogger Friend is all about sharing our treasures. The assignment this week is to share your internet treasures. Below is a list featurning things that homeschooling [...]

Thursday Thirteen Ed. #63

Ed. #2 Thirteen of Firefly’s Favorite Educational Games I’ve decided to do my take on Karen’s list of thirteen educational games we enjoy since she so kindly asked what our favorites are. 1. Pilgrim’s Progress (This is sadly out-of-print. Let them know you would like to see it back, if you are interested.) 2. Rummy [...]

Blogger Friend School Assignment #2

Using the First letter of the Alphabet, describe things that are important or that will be descriptive of your personality. The hard part is to use only ONE word per letter.

Blogger Friend School Assignment #1

I just joined a group of blogging, homeschooling moms at the Blogger Friend School. For my first assignment, as a new student, I was asked to introduce myself and to post a picture of my dream home. Since I already live in a dreamy house, I thought I would try to find something that would [...]

Thursday Thirteen Ed. #61

Ed. #1 Thirteen Things about Firefly 1. Over the weekend, we had a new queen-size bed delivered to our home. My husband and I have slept on a king-size mattress for thirteen years. 2. I discovered a strange man in my bed Saturday night. He claims he has been there for a long time. 3. [...]