Our kitchen is a busy place. I can't think of a week when we don't spend much of each day here, creating in so many ways. This week we've been sprouting almonds to make almond milk and curried nuts, and making purple kraut and kimchi from local winter veggies. (We try to include live fermented foods – yogurt, kraut or its juice, etc. – into every meal. And for economy, taste, and self-reliance we make all of our own.)
But as homeschoolers our kitchen is much more than a place to prepare meals. We read, write stories, and draw for hours here. We work play dough, practice our fractions, woodwork, and (of course) we knit here. Below are a few images from our table over the past few days.
* learning about timber framing and creating mortise and tenon joints *
* always there is art *
* I am not the only knitter in the house any more *
* even Pete is in crafty mode, carving his own long bow for hunting *
We dream of having a project room/homeschool room/library/craft room in the house we build someday (the house that will put those timber framing skills to good use), but for now we have our table. And thank goodness for that.
I love that your little boy is clutching his knitting!
Wonderful Rachel. Our table looks some the same which is why I won’t get a new one until the kids are older. I don’t care if they get paint on it or something spills.
These are wonderful images…thanks!
I can almost smell all that lovely wood!
PS.I FINALLY made a little manifestation poster! You can check it out over on my blog: https://purlbeforeswine.wordpress.com/
It really does make a difference in my day.
Sounds a lot like our table. Perfect! 🙂
All the stories here make for an incredibly rich post. Ah, the stories our tables could tell…
I highly enjoy your homeschooling posts! However, I wish you would go a little more in depth with the curriculum (is that the right word?) you use. I am especially interested in the lesson plans you use for Sage since he is older and more cognitively mature. Great post!
I told my husband about Pete’s longbow, and I think he has a man-crush! He said that’s “really, really cool.”
Kim,
Hes a little obsessed. It was going to be a stream for Lupines fairy dolls but now is going to be a scarf for himself.
~ Rachel
Susanne,
So lovely! I expect it will work magic for you. 🙂
~ Rachel
Lo,
I hope to expand all the stories soon. 🙂
~Rachel
Kasey,
Thanks for your words. Ill share more about our homeschooling approach soon. We are Unschoolers, so to get you started you can find some general information here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unschooling
~ Rachel
Lori,
I mentioned to Pete that I thought we should paint it and his response was Why? Basically, it is only going to get more weathered. Embrace the decay.
~ Rachel
Casey,
That is hilarious. Thanks for sharing.
~ Rachel