We’re in Iceland. It’s August 11th, and there’s snow! Not a lot, but the kind that in Massachusetts, and parts of New England signals the closeness of winter. We are in Akureyri in the northwest area of Iceland, and we are having what will be the worst weather in the trip. It is pouring rain, […]
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Snow in August!
October 1st, 2019 · No Comments · eating, Experiencing, Farms, Food, Garden, Iceland, Musings, Site Seeing, travel
Tags: Akureyri·botanical garden·church·dairy farm·food·garden·grass fed beef·ice cream·Iceland·rain·snow·travel
What does the Franklin County Fair have to do with Iceland you ask…
September 14th, 2019 · No Comments · Children, Education, Food, Iceland, Musings, Site Seeing, travel
Well, nothing really! However, overnight visitors, line dancing in the Fair Parade, and enjoying an amazing late summer weekend will keep me from getting my blog entries about Iceland finished! So here’s a few pictures from a great weekend of Fair and good friends! So now that we have cleared that up, let’s get […]
Tags: Children·craters·food·Iceland·lamb stew·learning·midges·Pilkington·solfataras·travel·trolls·volcanoes
Tigers and lions and…..Wait, nope…..Shark and Scallops and Sushi….oh my….
August 28th, 2019 · No Comments · eating, Experiencing, Food, Iceland, Itinerary, Musings, Site Seeing
What an amazing day this was in Iceland! We were off on an hour’s drive to the Snaefellsnes Penisula to the town of Stykkes-holmur (my apologies for misspelling anything – Icelandic is a very difficult language for me!) We boarded a boat called the “Viking Sushi” — give you any ideas? For two hours, we […]
Tags: Brevinnivin·church·food·Iceland·puffin·scallops·sea urchin·shark·sushi·travel
Where is Iceland?
August 21st, 2019 · No Comments · Education, Food, Iceland, Itinerary, Lesson Learned, Musings, My Goals, Reading, Teaching & Learning, travel
Iceland — do you know where it is? What do you know of it? I’m always first to admit that my geography knowledge is sorely lacking! The benefit to me when I travel is that I finally figure out where in the world that place is located! So first, go here and check out the […]
Tags: Blue Lagoon·climate change·horses·Iceland·learning·novels·reading·retirement·travel
Watercolors, New Hampshire, Delaware, and the Beechers
June 13th, 2017 · No Comments · Children, Country Schools, eating, Education, Food, Important People, Museums, Play, Teaching & Learning
What do these items have in common? Another great day at the Country School Association of America‘s annual conference! My pictures aren’t so great today as I choose to sit a little further to the side today. I discovered a place in the room with a bit better light overhead and a little less air […]
Tags: art·Beecher·Children·Delaware·DuPont·food·learning·museum·reading·school·teaching·watercolors