A Mother’s Journal

Well, we did do more than narration yesterday, but I was especially pleased with how well Princess of the Universe retained information from her copywork yesterday.  Her assignment was the first five stanzas of my poem, Asia.  First of all, I was pleased that she liked the poem (without realizing who wrote it) and found it playful, just as it was intended to be.  Hey, I realize the poem is not a great masterpiece, of course, but the point was to have something fun to write while, hopefully, retaining some facts about Asia.  And I think it worked! 

Me:  What country is at the top of Asia?

Princess of the Universe:  Russia.

And so it went until we she had told me all about the first five stanzas.  Today it’s five more, with review, and over the course of the week I hope she’ll memorize all the “stans” that lie in Central Asia.

I made a little button for our sidebar this morning.  It’s 225 pixels wide, so it may not be a fit for everyone, but feel free to use it if you want.

Enough of that. 

On a GaRdEnInG note…

I took a walk during my lunch break and spent a few minutes outside.  What did I see?

I sat under a pretty tree, and looked up.

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I got down on the ground to closely inspect the plants in one of my beds.  Do YOU see the little purple dot hidden in the foliage?  YES, THAT’S A BLOOM!  This plant is a fairly early bloomer.  Of course I don’t want it blooming too early, but my heart is singing!

The two littlest kitties, who still are not named by the way, (what’s wrong with us?) were hanging out in the garden.  They have to go to the vet soon. 

While crawling around, I found this cocoon.  I am assuming it is something that has overwintered.  I know that our black swallowtail will do that sometimes, but I don’t remember their cocoons being this color.  Is there anyone who can identify this?  Anyway, I took a picture and moved on, but I’ll be watching this closely.

I hope your week is going well.  I cannot complain.  Other than a few appointments over the next three days, our school week looks totally promising.  As does the winter garden. 

Lynn