Tag Archives: history

water stone ice

By Lucy | Published January 2, 2012

Related posts:Cullodencastle day 1Peregrines

Posted in ancient stones, only pics, woods | Also tagged Scotland, trees, views, walk 4 Comments

Visited the Lewis Chessmen at Aberdeen Art Gallery (other Scottish tour dates) – they are beautiful though I really can’t see Jabba the Hut wearing the green basketball boots that have been named for him… Related posts:autumnbullying and anatomical colouringyou may turn your paper over now…

Posted in ancient stones, art, films, friends, home educational bits, odd, only pics, trips | Also tagged education 6 Comments

learn premium

By Lucy | Published October 13, 2010

This is a site we used quite a bit back at the more curriculified beginning of home education – a quick blog search reveals the first mention of it almost exactly 5 years ago! From the Guardian, it covers the whole national curriculum, primary and secondary and does have some really interesting bits and ways [...]

Posted in home educational bits, resources | Also tagged drama, education, numbers, reading, science Comments Off

2 Churchyards

By Lucy | Published September 26, 2010

Related posts:more RomansDrum, Midmar and gamesDunideer, Leith Hall and Daviot

Posted in ancient stones, art, only pics | Also tagged views 9 Comments

a random hotchpotch of things

By Lucy | Published September 23, 2010

education: Potatoes for Schools registration is now open for 2011 – free seed potatoes, available to home educators too The BBC Scottish History section is very good, nice timelines going on. on self esteem: We Teach What We Are - a blog from Wayne Dyer on the best we can do for young people. Page 20 [...]

Posted in articles, blogroll, films, food, garden, home educational bits, links, resources | Also tagged blogroll, grow, Scotland, veggies 10 Comments

Medieval Madness

By Lucy | Published August 9, 2010

A Medieval event at Archaeolink with the Historic Saltire Society. The Smith was full of information, showing us the melting down of various rocks to extract and mix the metals. Related posts:Burning of the Claviepasta, beloved, postcards, bookswere back and article

Posted in home educational bits, trips | Also tagged education, Scotland 4 Comments

Dunnydeer stone circle

By Lucy | Published August 8, 2010

Related posts:mellowpreservingAutumn is here

Posted in ancient stones, only pics | Also tagged Scotland, trees 2 Comments

sea, river, Balvenie, vikings

By Lucy | Published July 2, 2010

Had a wonderful afternoon with friends, sea swimming and boogie boarding – walking over dunes beforehand. Then another busy day yesterday at a home ed group viking re-enactment workshop (associated with the Dufftown Heritage Festival this weekend), also visiting Balvenie Castle and Banff Museum (which is exactly as I remember it as a child, slightly disturbing). Saw some [...]

Posted in ancient stones, beach, friends, home educational bits, trips, vegan products | Also tagged castle, education, friendship, memories, Scotland, swimming 4 Comments

Tap o’ Noth and Dunnydeer

By Lucy | Published June 17, 2010

Practice triple climb of other hills! Tap O’ Noth first, then Dunnydeer twice. Related posts:Fyviefathers daywinter solstice

Posted in ancient stones, friends, trips | Also tagged castle, friendship, Scotland, views, walk 4 Comments

mellow

By Lucy | Published June 6, 2010

a very mellow listen: Deltadream - based on the ancient lost Solfeggio frequency “Ut”, a tone linked with releasing guilt and fear, the shorter track there is a free download. mellow and cooling eat: minted noodle soup books weve been mellowing out to in the sun: Named of the Dragon, a gentle mystery, writers, Arthurian and Tudor [...]