Ingredients
- 3 pounds potatoes, thinly sliced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 9 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
- 6 tablespoons butter, diced
- 1 quart whole milk, or as needed (I used about 3.5 cups)
Recipe: Scalloped Potatoes
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
My second time ever making scalloped potatoes. I made some long past when we were first married, but our eating habits changed and I just haven't made them again.
Five Things We Enjoy: Miss Natalie
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Welcome to day of the Homeschool School Review Crew Five Day blog hop! It's so nice to have you come for a visit.
On Day One we talked about The Joy of Working at Your Own Pace.
Today I want to talk to you about one of our favourite people.
Miss Natalie.
Oh... we like Miss Natalie. I'll actually going running out the doors sometimes in my stocking feet to say hi to her. :) (She ALWAYS scolds me for doing so). She usually has a ready smile and a willingness to pass the time of day (until she needs to get going again).
You know what she does for us?
1. She talks happily with my lad. Listening carefully to him. She is kind to my boy.. he likes her and willingly talks to her whenever they meet. She's a grandma and I often read posts on facebook with her spending time with them, and sometimes they tag along and play with bunnies when we're away.
2. She brings us books! Lots and lots of books!!! Many that my lad likes as well, so Natalie is a favourite around here. Here's one she brought recently the lad and Dad will be working through together this coming year.
3. She cares for our critters whenever we are away. Caring for the lad's snake, fish, plants, mice and cats. Taking care of my bunnies. Watering our gardens. Without her we couldn't do our vacation time, do extended field trips or many other things.
4. Peace of mind. Oh my.. Natalie is an easy lady to talk to, she shows her care in her easy smile and her honesty. Her care for our mail packages, our critters, and us, causes us treasure her dearly.
5. Of course you need to understand something, over the past years of Natalie being part of our five day a week life, of her lending a hand here and there, she is not just our mail lady or our vacation/field trip allower, she has become a part of our lives. She's a dear sweet lady and I am grateful to know her.
We owe this lady a debt of gratitude.
This post may contain affiliate links - using affiliate links from A Net in Time helps fuel this blog and our homeschool - thank you! ©2006-2017 A Net In Time. All rights reserved. All text, photographs, artwork, and other content may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the written consent of the author. A Net In Time/
On Day One we talked about The Joy of Working at Your Own Pace.
Today I want to talk to you about one of our favourite people.
Miss Natalie.
Oh... we like Miss Natalie. I'll actually going running out the doors sometimes in my stocking feet to say hi to her. :) (She ALWAYS scolds me for doing so). She usually has a ready smile and a willingness to pass the time of day (until she needs to get going again).
You know what she does for us?
1. She talks happily with my lad. Listening carefully to him. She is kind to my boy.. he likes her and willingly talks to her whenever they meet. She's a grandma and I often read posts on facebook with her spending time with them, and sometimes they tag along and play with bunnies when we're away.
2. She brings us books! Lots and lots of books!!! Many that my lad likes as well, so Natalie is a favourite around here. Here's one she brought recently the lad and Dad will be working through together this coming year.
3. She cares for our critters whenever we are away. Caring for the lad's snake, fish, plants, mice and cats. Taking care of my bunnies. Watering our gardens. Without her we couldn't do our vacation time, do extended field trips or many other things.
5. Of course you need to understand something, over the past years of Natalie being part of our five day a week life, of her lending a hand here and there, she is not just our mail lady or our vacation/field trip allower, she has become a part of our lives. She's a dear sweet lady and I am grateful to know her.
We owe this lady a debt of gratitude.
This post may contain affiliate links - using affiliate links from A Net in Time helps fuel this blog and our homeschool - thank you! ©2006-2017 A Net In Time. All rights reserved. All text, photographs, artwork, and other content may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the written consent of the author. A Net In Time/
Review: Fish Girl
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
A graphic novel by David Wiesner and Danno Jo Napoli, where a young mermaid learns there is more to life than where she is living, finding friendship, learning her true history, seeing the depth of love in others. This is a real coming to age story that should delight and amuse: Fish Girl.
About the Authors:
David Wiesner is internationally renowned for his visual storytelling and has won the Caldecott Medal three times-for Tuesday, The Three Pigs, and Flotsam -the second person in history to do so. He is also the recipient of three Caldecott Honors, for Free Fall, Sector 7, and Mr. Wuffles . He lives near Philadelphia with his family.
Donna Jo Napoli is a distinguished academic in the field of linguistics and teaches at Swarthmore College. She is also the author of more than eighty books for young readers.
Book Synopsis:
Fish Girl lives in an aquarium where she is the main attraction. The owner claims to be Neptune and says he controls her, the last of her kind. Life isn't all bad but Fish Girl is seeing there is more to the world. She's learned to be fearful of humans until she meets a girl who is nice to her. Life changes, and this book is the story of that change.
My Thoughts:
Great story. Seriously. I liked it. Seeing Fish Girl blossoming. It was so nice.
The graphics are nicely done. Not all dark and graphic novelish...but clean, clear images, with nice colour. Some of the images were full page which made a nice contrast to all the boxes.
The writing wasn't hard to read, but nicely sized lettering that you didn't need to squint to read well. :)
Fish Girl
Authors: David Wiesner and Danno Jo Napoli
Illustrator: David Wiesner
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 192
Ages 10-12 years
Style: Graphic Novel, softcover
Reviewed for: Raincoast Books.
Where to find:
Amazon.ca: Fish Girl
Amazon.com: Fish Girl
This post may contain affiliate links - using affiliate links from A Net in Time helps fuel this blog and our homeschool - thank you! ©2006-2017 A Net In Time. All rights reserved. All text, photographs, artwork, and other content may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the written consent of the author. A Net In Time/
About the Authors:
David Wiesner is internationally renowned for his visual storytelling and has won the Caldecott Medal three times-for Tuesday, The Three Pigs, and Flotsam -the second person in history to do so. He is also the recipient of three Caldecott Honors, for Free Fall, Sector 7, and Mr. Wuffles . He lives near Philadelphia with his family.
Donna Jo Napoli is a distinguished academic in the field of linguistics and teaches at Swarthmore College. She is also the author of more than eighty books for young readers.
Fish Girl lives in an aquarium where she is the main attraction. The owner claims to be Neptune and says he controls her, the last of her kind. Life isn't all bad but Fish Girl is seeing there is more to the world. She's learned to be fearful of humans until she meets a girl who is nice to her. Life changes, and this book is the story of that change.
My Thoughts:
Great story. Seriously. I liked it. Seeing Fish Girl blossoming. It was so nice.
The graphics are nicely done. Not all dark and graphic novelish...but clean, clear images, with nice colour. Some of the images were full page which made a nice contrast to all the boxes.
The writing wasn't hard to read, but nicely sized lettering that you didn't need to squint to read well. :)
Fish GirlAuthors: David Wiesner and Danno Jo Napoli
Illustrator: David Wiesner
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 192
Ages 10-12 years
Style: Graphic Novel, softcover
Reviewed for: Raincoast Books.
Where to find:
Amazon.ca: Fish Girl
Amazon.com: Fish Girl
This post may contain affiliate links - using affiliate links from A Net in Time helps fuel this blog and our homeschool - thank you! ©2006-2017 A Net In Time. All rights reserved. All text, photographs, artwork, and other content may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the written consent of the author. A Net In Time/
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