http://jove.homeschooljournal.net Knitting, homeschooling, and a few thoughts on big questions. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:55:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thanks to Andrea, I have recently found some really helpful business/life advice and I thought I'd share some of it with you. I started my own business a couple of years ago and after the first flurry of finding a few clients, I haven't really worked that hard on growing ... http://jove.homeschooljournal.net/2008/10/14/procrastination/ While looking for something else, I discovered the BBC Big Cat pages. The internet sure has changed things though the live webcams and the video streaming of the TV program is not available outside the UK. What a shame. When Tigger was little, we used to watch Big Cat Diary on ... http://jove.homeschooljournal.net/2008/10/10/lions-and-cheetahs-nostalgia/ Tigger is currently doing a cell biology/microscopy course. That prompted her to get out the microscope her grandmother had picked up for her free or cheap somewhere. She checked it out and thinks it is good for her purposes but we need some slides and cover slips and things. So ... http://jove.homeschooljournal.net/2008/10/10/another-canadian-science-supplier/ I dragged that box of stuff up from the basement and spread the contents all over the floor ... As you can see there are big chunks of canvas screenprinted in purple and green (also purple and pink) and several batik things. Still in that Rubbermaid bin is some really nice ... http://jove.homeschooljournal.net/2008/10/09/shopping-bags/ As I was loitering at the children's information desk in the library today, I leafed through a magazine from the Children's Book Centre they had sitting on the counter. In it I came across details of a contest associated with Children's Book Week (November 15-22). The contest deadline is December ... http://jove.homeschooljournal.net/2008/10/08/kids-writing-contest-canadian/ Praire Poppins had just an inspiring post up yesterday with lists of ideas for handmade gifts for the holidays. I love reading her blog and often wish I could be that relaxed about making things on a regular basis. I'm still in a mode where I feel like that is ... http://jove.homeschooljournal.net/2008/10/08/vague-thoughts-about-making-stuff/ When I went to pick up the rest of the purple wool the other day, I got distracted by a new shipment of Fleece Artist yarns. I've admired their Celtic vest for a while but there was never a colourway that I liked. This time they had a really nice ... http://jove.homeschooljournal.net/2008/10/04/futile-knitting/ I picked up Donna Jo Napoli's Fire in the Hills at the library the other week. We've read some of her work before (The King of Mulberry Street) and really enjoyed it. Excellent historical fiction. This one is shelved in the teen section and refers to things younger kids might ... http://jove.homeschooljournal.net/2008/10/02/book-review-fire-in-the-hills/ Sometimes I wonder whether new readers of the blog make a funny WTF face when they see the blog title. I know some of my knitting buddies still read here but I also worry sometimes that they might not care so much about all the homeschooling stuff. I've been in ... http://jove.homeschooljournal.net/2008/09/30/coming-out-of-my-knitting-funk/ I was reading Sheila's post about writing poetry with her kids and realized that I forgot to update you all on my own poetry challenge. First, I now read the poem that Becky posts on Fridays instead of skimming over it or skipping that post altogether. Sometime's I need to force ... http://jove.homeschooljournal.net/2008/09/27/poetry-update/