Hoopjumping 101
Since I feel like there are just too many variables in planning our trip to Alaska I have decided to focus a bit more on…
Coloring in the Lines: Homeschooling Middle School in Real Life
LS is my baby and the fact she is going into eighth grade is really freaking me out. Luckily she loves being the baby and…
How do you have time to homeschool?
Selling our house, building a business, and homeschooling….. yeah it’s a lot. People ask all the time “How do you have the time to homeschool?”…
Clutter: How to get rid of it
Getting rid of clutter The movers came over yesterday to give us an estimate for our move and the guy walked in, looked around, and…
Snacks for the Journey
Snacks for the Journey So things are moving along with our move. We are busy sorting all our stuff into what goes to Alaska, what…
Eating Healthy on the Road
How do you eat healthy on a road trip? As you can imagine as a travel company owner I travel. A lot. Or at least…
How do you work and homeschool?
Since so many people have been thrust into working from home and homeschooling because of the pandemic I thought I would write a follow up…
Rose Hip Tea and Wild Berries Of Which I’ve Never Heard
Today is the day I take the leap and eat from the Alaska wild. We are making wild rose hip tea and will forage for…
Learning to Forage: Wild Berries of Alaska
Sipping my rose hip tea I’ll now tell you all about those mysterious wild berries of Alaska that I found…… On my first walk in…
How to make Labrador Tea
One of my most delightful discoveries in learning to forage here in Alaska is Labrador Tea. Labrador Tea is a common beverage among the Athabascan…
How to Make High Bush Cranberry Sauce
Let me start by reminding everyone that I am new at this. Although I have always loved nature the fruits of boreal forests and the…
Warming Fall Drinks with Your Super
For those who have never heard of Your Super they are organic superfood powders that can be used in everything from plain water to baked…
Your Super Recipe: Baked Apples
Your Super Baked Apples While we are enjoying the first snowfall of the season here in Alaska, the lower 48 is in the height of…
Creating a Mess-Safe Homeschool Art Area
As a follow up to my last post I thought I would talk a little bit on the dreaded topic of homeschool art messiness. Art…
Foraging in Alaska: Spruce Tips
And lo, the winter is past! Summer in Alaska is just stunning. The weather is perfect. The days are long. Well, non stop daylight actually.…
