Re: Hello and Into..(Laurie)
Julie Anderson
Hi Laurie..
This is my first year to make 'real' cheese, like mozzerella and Chevre. Its
not difficult at all, you just need a few special pieces of equipment..then
patience, and lots of stirring , watching the temperature, then waiting
around for the curds to form and then hanging it in cheesecloth to drip. I
love mixing Chevre with fresh herbs from my garden. I made Garlic and Chives
last week..yummy.
Living in the country as we do..makes unschooling so easy I think..we have a
pond, fields, woods nearby, a creek too..the girls are always bringing home
frogs, tadpoles, minnows and other creepy crawlies to observe. They help me
birth baby goats.. they have the horses to ride and care for..and each
planted their own garden spot this year..we all stay very busy.
We recently built a chicken house as a family project..talk about real life
math..and fun too.
I'm hoping my oldest doesn't rush the Grandma thing for me.. BG... but she
and her boyfriend are in a serious relationship. I really wish she would
have chosen college/tech school or travel instead..but that's how it goes I
guess.
I think it's so cool that you plan to unschool your Grandchildren!
Look forward to getting to know you.
Julie in MO
Subject: Re: Hello and Into..
This is my first year to make 'real' cheese, like mozzerella and Chevre. Its
not difficult at all, you just need a few special pieces of equipment..then
patience, and lots of stirring , watching the temperature, then waiting
around for the curds to form and then hanging it in cheesecloth to drip. I
love mixing Chevre with fresh herbs from my garden. I made Garlic and Chives
last week..yummy.
Living in the country as we do..makes unschooling so easy I think..we have a
pond, fields, woods nearby, a creek too..the girls are always bringing home
frogs, tadpoles, minnows and other creepy crawlies to observe. They help me
birth baby goats.. they have the horses to ride and care for..and each
planted their own garden spot this year..we all stay very busy.
We recently built a chicken house as a family project..talk about real life
math..and fun too.
I'm hoping my oldest doesn't rush the Grandma thing for me.. BG... but she
and her boyfriend are in a serious relationship. I really wish she would
have chosen college/tech school or travel instead..but that's how it goes I
guess.
I think it's so cool that you plan to unschool your Grandchildren!
Look forward to getting to know you.
Julie in MO
Subject: Re: Hello and Into..
>
> Oooo cheese making. how cool I would like to learn to
> make cheese so that me and my son Levi, who is 13
> could do that together. I've just started the
> unschooling for Levi,but I love it! I used to just
> duplicate school in my home ( I thought that was what
> homeschooling was) But now we play Yahtzee and make
> alot of trips to the creek to play and explore
> things.I'm a single mom. My other two childern are
> grown and I'm already a grandma. I love it though. My
> grand kids are 2 & 3 I'll be homeschooling them also .
> My daughter and I never want them to have to go to
> public school. So nice to hear from you, Julie I hope
> we can share Ideas with both of us having 13 yr.
> olds;) Laurie
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In a message dated 6/11/03 8:53:30 AM, anderclan@... writes:
<< Living in the country as we do..makes unschooling so easy I think..we have
a
pond, fields, woods nearby, a creek too.. >>
I was reading fast (and still trying to catch up with my mail!) and what I
read was "I think we have a pond, fields, woods."
I thought, "How can she not KNOW if she has a pond!?"
But I'm in New Mexico where a pond isn't always a pond, and arroyos are
usually sandboxes, but occasionally raging rivers of certain death, so it did take
more parts of a second for me to look back and see what it REALLY said. It
was a fun second-section, though, to think someone could have a pond, or THINK
she had a pond.
Sandra, easily amused
<< Living in the country as we do..makes unschooling so easy I think..we have
a
pond, fields, woods nearby, a creek too.. >>
I was reading fast (and still trying to catch up with my mail!) and what I
read was "I think we have a pond, fields, woods."
I thought, "How can she not KNOW if she has a pond!?"
But I'm in New Mexico where a pond isn't always a pond, and arroyos are
usually sandboxes, but occasionally raging rivers of certain death, so it did take
more parts of a second for me to look back and see what it REALLY said. It
was a fun second-section, though, to think someone could have a pond, or THINK
she had a pond.
Sandra, easily amused