Art Update August 2015
August was an interesting month around here. Aside from trying to get back into the swing of things we had a lot of unexpected unpleasantness. Little things: car trouble, a bit of health trouble, a few doctor visits, a flash flood, gas leak, several appliances that broke, etc. Nothing major, but when a lot of […]
Art Update July 2015
I’m late with this update, but here it is! There is actually quite a bit. First of all, it’s summer time, and for me that means that I get to sort all the art supplies from the previous school year. I get to throw out the unusable stuff, put aside the new/usable stuff for the […]
Art Update June 2015
I am afraid that there is not much to the Art Update June 2015 right now. Life is pretty busy, and has me running around in circles sometimes. Art Update June 2015 I am working on some coloring pages, and creating a new banner. I did however finish this awesome drawing of my grandmother. Working […]
Art Update May 2015 Valentin Kovalyov’s Mosaics
This update is special, it is dedicated to my father-in-law, he always works on his mosaics. This week I spent some time taking photos and editing them. There is a lot to go through and edit and resize. While I am working on them, I will be putting them in an album.
Art Update For April 2015 – Overcoming Artist Block
Follow my blog with Bloglovin To be completely honest this is not much of an update. I have been stuck in an artistic rut of sorts. Sometimes life takes over and just throws you into a direction where finding time for art is difficult. It’s a place where art doesn’t go, and I have been […]
What We Read in 2014
Here are some excellent books that we have explored last year. Of course, good books are timeless, so the year doesn’t really matter. I hope you enjoy these as much as we did!!
Great Chapter Books For Young Readers
Here are some of our favorite great chapter books. We have enjoyed these right after my kids moved past picture books, but weren’t ready yet for bigger books, such as Harry Potter, and many others. These are funny, light, and are a great next step from picture books.
Great Books For Grown Ups
I love to read, and used to read all the time, sometimes several books at the same time. Last year I woke up one morning and, with horror, realized that I haven’t read one book worth mentioning in the entire year. Sure, I read a few: textbooks, child development books, articles, technical books, even a […]
Great Books For Pre-Teens and Teens
1. Ranger’s Apprentice by John Flanagan 2. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgeson 3. Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 4. Holes By Louis Sachar. We also loved the movie, it was wonderful! 5. The Twenty One Balloons by William Pene du Bois 6. The Book of Three, Time Cat, and so many wonderful […]
50 Great Picture Books
I love picture books! Love them! I love reading to my kids and even though some days they seem too old for it I do it anyway. There are so many books for this age. When they were younger my boys don’t only enjoy being read to, they loved any book that they can explore. […]