Thursday, 5 October 2017

On The Hour

Our unit study this past week has been on time.  Pip has copied poems relating to the months of the year and the number of days in each month.  Today's challenge was to take a photo on the hour from rising to retiring.  In this way we would not only be tracking time, but activities throughout the course of the day.

7:00am ~ Pyjama clad Pip having fun with magnetic tessalations.





 8:00am ~ Post breakfast spelling test with a little bit of help from Maisie Mouse!


 9:00am ~ Multiplication worksheet en route to college.


 10:00am ~ colouring in said worksheet at Barton Grange.  I nearly took a photo of their completed Christmas displays but recanted, the whole thing is just ridiculous :-(


 Pip being silly, Moi very tired!


 11:00am ~ Dad using the flip screen function on my camera, whilst I popped into the GP surgery to deposit a whole slew of Diabetic Sharps Bins.





12:00pm ~ Now home and working in her English book, followed by copywork of The Harvest Moon  poem.





 1:00pm ~ Working on the water clock.


 2:00pm ~ Having a well deserved coffee break after having prepped a fruit bread and whilst waiting for it to rise.


 3:00pm ~ One Harvest Moon Scarecrow all decorated and waiting for his second proving in the oven.


 4:00pm ~  Round two of the college run and  looking just a wee bit tired.  All I can say is thank goodness Dave did not take a picture of me at this point!  I was feeling well and truly wrecked ;-)





 5:00pm ~ Almost home, just stopping by to post some letters.



6:00pm ~ An almost empty plate.  Salad, pate and rice crackers were demolished fairly quickly :-)


7:00pm ~ One Harvest Moon Scarecrow completely finished.  If you look closely you just might see, a tiny mouse like nibble at the very bottom!!  I wonder was Maisie Mouse the culprit or could it have been Little Miss PJ?!

We searched high and low but no Harvest Moon could be found, so this treat was a welcome supper just before bed. 

10 comments:

R's Rue said...

Great photos.

elli said...

What a lovely glimpse into an ordinary but utterly blessed homeschooling day :-) very nice.

Sarah said...

What a lovely peek into Pip's day!

doe said...

Happy Harvest Moon!

Wasn't it Poppy who took a bite . . maybe?!

I love this post. It's so fun to see your day. How long is the commute to college? Barton Grange looks like a nice tea break, though I would find the Christmas decorations very annoying also. I love the pic of Dave and Pip at the table working on the spelling test. (I had so many mornings like that with Morgana!)

The harvest scarecrow bread looks amazing! And you and Pip are wearing such beautiful blue tops :)

doe said...

P.S. I love the 7 am pic also . . the magnetic tessalations look like fun.

Sandra Ann said...

Ha, I nver thought that Poppy could be the cheeky bread eater!!

The commute is an 80 minute round trip assuming there are no traffic issues. Even though the driving is very tiring, at least coming home in between means that we can keep on top of the house, prep food for the evening meal and rest after lunch if needed.

The Barton Grange Christmas decorations are beyond annoying, it is just plain sad. Pip was complaining and a store worker overheard her and said, "if it's good enough for Harrods it is good enough for BG!" It was only afterwards that I realised that, Harrods has a permanent Christmas shop somewhere in the store. But that doesn't mean that the rest of the building is decked in Christmas finery!

Thanks for stopping by xx

Sandra Ann said...

It was fun to document the day!

Sandra Ann said...

Yes,ordinary days are a blessing x

Sandra Ann said...

Thanks for stopping by :-)

Kezzie said...

It was fun to see Pip's day. Sorry to hear you were feeling so shattered. Take care of yourself.xxx