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
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Pretty kitties!
Sounds like your lessons are going really well! I’m positively green with envy, although I’m still hoping for a BIG snowstorm.;-)
I will use your new button on our site as a link to your blog. Very nice.
Wow..it sure looks like Spring where you are! Right now the snow is falling softly and the ground is almost completely covered….I don’t mind…I have to keep reminding myself that it’s still Winter.
Hugs,
Robin
Kate, LOL, I’ll have to make myself “settle” back into winter soon. We do have a couple more months yet. I just always get spring fever really bad in January, and again in February. I love to garden.
Thanks, Ken, that’s cool.
It can also be used simply to signify a Charlotte Mason blog or website, but I love that you’re using it to link to mine.
Robin, we don’t have super harsh winters, so we do get to enjoy some spring-like days throughout the winter. However, there is more winter here yet to come, so I need to just calm down and winterize my mind.
Lynn
Lynn, I went ahead and made the background transparent so all there is, is the bird and the nest and the lettering in the foreground. If that is not OK, let me know.
Dear Lynn,
Wow, your January looks like our June! I wonder, too, what critter could be hiding in there?
I’ve been encouraged by your daughter’s narrating-ours is usually quite informal (Although they do tend to absorb quite a bit through osmosis).
Love,
Marqueta
Ken, you are so kind to put that on your blog. You didn’t have to.
But it’s fine to rework the button however you would like.
Marqueta, we still have plenty of barren, dead areas in the garden. I tend to focus on and pick out the green. Again, though, we do generally have fairly mild winters. I’m not sure I could handle anything colder. And our narration here is pretty informal too, though I am thinking of a weekly recitation!
Lynn
Hi Lynn,
I wanted to take a moment and tell you what an awesome poem! May I share it with a friend that teaches Special Education. Her young students would love this as they really enjoy poetry and verse.
As for the garden it is nice to know that the earth is warming up and waking up even if it is slowly! The pictures are lovely.
Have a great day,
Diane
Diane, of course. I am honored that it might be of use.
Lynn
[...] slowly through the garden, camera in hand, I find the cocoon that I first noticed back in January. It was obviously something overwintering. I have kept an [...]
[...] slowly through the garden, camera in hand, I find the cocoon that I first noticed back in January. It was obviously something overwintering. I have kept an eye [...]
[...] slowly through the garden, camera in hand, I find the cocoon that I first noticed back in January. It was obviously something overwintering. I have kept an eye [...]