By Candle Light

Living by candle light tonight. The Nor'easter knocked out our electricity. 25,000 people in my area are without electricity. I think it will be a while before we get ours back.

I haven't played cards in years, and we took this opportunity to teach my son Gin Rummy, or at least a version of it. I used to play this card game for hours with my grandmother and her friends in Florida - great memories.

The wind and rain continues to hammer us. My tea cup candle came in handy for walking around...nice little handle.

Understanding Latin America/Zebu Cattle

 Rod & Staff student reference printables for Chapter 3 Review referencing the reason for the use of Brahmin(Zebu) cattle in the Pacific lowlands, and their origin.

Horses, cattle, sheep and swine: Origin, history, improvement, description., 1888.

Tropical agriculture, 1916
A bit less wordy.

Picture from here, Cyclopedia of farm animals, 1911.


Printing instructions: Go to link, right click on picture, save(or view), and print.  It's very small at "view"; I had to increase size to 150% at "print preview".

Nor'Easter! and Some Free North Wind Homeschool Printables

Nor'Easter: "Nor'easters form along the East Coast of the United States, usually in the months between October and April, although nor'easters can form any time of the year.When a nor'easter starts forming in the Gulf of Mexico, moist air and high dew points feed into the developing storm. The storm will then reach the Atlantic Ocean and begin to strengthen. Some nor'easters will deepen rapidly in intensity, sometimes becoming as strong as moderate hurricanes by feeding on the warm waters of the Gulf Stream." ~ Wikipedia

A little wind, a little rain, a little flooding, but we are all right.

The North Wind Doth Blow musical score from the Nursery Lesson Book, 1889.

Printable full English Rhyme: The North Wind Doth Blow(printable page) from Choice Literature, 1912.

Fourth Grade Reader(Illustrated): The North Wind Doth Blow.

Second grade version, beautifully illustrated.
Popular Tales from the Norse(good for sixth grade)  The Lad who went to the North Wind.

German Nursery tale: The North Wind at Play from In the Child's World, 1908

Third grade reader: The Lad Who Went to the North Wind from Child Classics 1918