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March lessons plans for young children -The Plan Book: Primary, 1898. Free and in public domain. At link, right click on images of the page...

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Instead of forcing forsythia stems in a vase, try an entire branch! I really like this idea, and could kick myself for not buying a large ro...

This was my first attempt at trying to fuse plastic bags to fabric. I used a thin plastic shopping bag on my first attempt, and all it did w...

What a money saver! This was done using an overhead projector and a few Sharpies, but a purchased or homemade stencil would work as well. Cl...

I found this story about evaporation in a 1910 "Primary Education" teachers' periodical. It is free and in public domain. Clic...

This is from a 1911 "School Arts" teachers' periodical. It is free and in public domain. Click on image to enlarge and save.

Sometimes I tire of making meals from scratch. It saves a lot of money, but an inexpensive frozen dinner is a lovely reprieve from kitchen d...

This year I added some daffodil flower leaves. I make this with 2/3 water and 1/4 alcohol(grain alcohol or rubbing), and stuff the bottle wi...

I found these in 1909 and 1910 "Primary Education" teacher's periodicals. They are free and in public domain. Besides cut and ...

The weather has been gorgeous here, and we are enjoying the light breezes and perfect temperatures before the heat sets in. We have very lon...

My indoor organic Sumter cucumber plant finally produced an edible four inch cucumber(half eaten in image by my daughter). It smelled wonde...

I found this in a 1910 March edition of "Primary Education", a teacher's periodical. I print out a vintage calendar every mont...

We are all sick with a cold virus. I'm not so inspired to post right now. I am thankful for the gorgeous weather we have been having. It...

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We went out into the garden this morning to find little mole tunnels throughout the lawn in the backyard. It needed aerating anyway, and th...