Day 270

Today was finally our first official day at school. It went rather swimmingly. Jacob, on his own, wanted to draw a boat to illustrate the story that we made using his spelling words. Such a change compared to last year's beginning.

Day 229

1. A close up of the grain scoop this morning after I pulled out of the duck's mash bag. Apparently our bantam hen had gone into the bag to lay her egg...

2. Piggies!

3. Jerk Chicken from Cooks Illustrated July 2012 issue. It was delicious! Also served it with black beans, rice w/ a dash of lime juice, salad, and honeydew. The honey dew went really well with the chicken juices.

4. What else? Starting to pick up school again - Jacob read to me for about an hour. Also piano lessons and brought the apple cider press up near the house.