A Splendid September

 

September brought with it Grace at Old Sturbridge Village for Mustar Day, setting up for a new Sunday School year (in which we introduce FCC to the prayground) and a return to life as a homeschool family! Many thanks to the McCarry family for the sweet musbroom house mugs to welcome the girls back to life as homeschoolers! Grace worked at the famr and Emma worked at the orchard this month. I just love that they both chose jobs where they work outside and are connected to nature and the land. xo

Happy September!

Picking peaches and sunflowers at a dear friends house was the perfect way to begin the month of September! xo 

Save The Bees!

 Yesterday, the girls went outside in search of minibeasts as part of their nature study. While they were out there Grace noticed a bee (a minibeast!) walking down the back deck stairs. She them came in to tell me that there was something super important that I had to come see. I immediately went outside and the girls showed me a honeybee that was waking in the garden across from the stairs. A quick Google search told us that a walking bee is a starving bee and we followed the recommendation of mixing water with a bit of honey to feed to it. We placed the mixture in a teaspoon and put it near the bee. It quickly found it and immediately began to drink! We watched as she regained her strength and stayed until she flew away. It was truly one of the most incredible experiences of our lives! xo

The photos below were taken by Emma. She also recorded a video too that we shared on Facebook yesterday. 

Fields Of Gold

Yesterday's adventure was easily one of the most beautiful that we have been on. We journeyed north to Colby Farm where we were greeted by a sea of sunflowers (150,000 seeds had been planted), gorgeous blue skies and, because it was a weekday afternoon, had the place pretty much to ourselves. There were little spots in the field where you could stand and feel like you were one of the thousands upon thousands of sunflowers out there. It was truly magical and a lovely way to spend a September afternoon! xo