Mia: Who? What? What’s going on? Why is it so dark in here?
Mama: Mia let your eyes adjust to the barn. Slow down. Now, who’s here? Are the little people back?
Meadow: Is it the little people?
Mia: Daisy has one.
Minty:What?
Mama: Don’t say What – its rude.
Minty: Well what am I supposed to say? When? Why would I say When when I mean what?! I know which when it is – it is now. What’s wrong with What?
Hairy: Don’t talk to your mother like that.
Meadow: A little people – I see a little people. Daisy HAS one.
Mama: Tell her to put it down. Minty move out of my way. I need to see.
Meadow: Don’t eat it Daisy. Its just little. Mama said put it down. 
Daisy: I am trying to ignore it but it won’t go away.
Minty: No licking either. Mama said no licking the little people. 
Mia: Aaaah! Did you see that? I’m telling on you Daisy. Mama, she scared it. She gave it the look. Daisy scared the little people person on purpose.
Mama: Daisy. Be good.
Minty: I can run rings around them though! Watch. 
Mama: Don’t tease them Minty. They are only little. They just want to be friends… miss c said they are coming twice a week for a while. We are to help them with their lessons while their own Mama has a break. So be nice. Pay attention. You might learn something too. 
Good morning. For a little while, on Wednesdays and Thursdays, three of the builders children will come to the Farmy for their homeschooling. As well as their regular lessons I have designed a few units based on the farm. This week we are studying sheep and wool. They will be arriving soon so I had better get busy with the chores.
We have a strange day weather wise. It is 21F (-6c) now, at 6am and it will keep dropping from here to 2F (-16). So we have already reached our high for the day.
Have a lovely day – we will be having a lively one.
celi
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The Kitchen's Garden 
41 responses to “Look who’s back!”
Great fun for you and the kiddos and a nice break for their Momma. All children need a dose of farm life.
Everyone wins!
Oh what a lucky mum the children have to have a lady like you in her life. ENJOY the homeschooling – it really is very wonderful.
Children and their innocent wonder are such great fodder
for stories. Their curious natures should bring delight to
all…..I know you are a wonderful teacher. The kiddo’s
are in for a treat !
PERFECT! A winter break for everyone involved!!!
Linda
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http://deltacountyhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com
Oh this is lovely C. for the little people, for you, for all the farmy lovelies…I can’t thing of a more wonderful way to start the day than with children and animals! xx oo
Of course – Mistress Celi – why wouldn’t there be little people on The Farmy. Their world expanding courtesy the magic of the Head Mistress. How fortunate for these little ones to have you to guide them on a voyage of glorious discovery.
It’s great that you are teaching! Love the conversation in the barn 🙂
Phew, I’m gad you’re filling your days with some sort of activity, I was worried you might turn into a couch potato 😉 Lucky, lucky children…I want to go back to scholl (as long as it’s yours)!
You’ll have to take the animals to visit the school next 😉
That is so lovely of you C, very generous with your time, when you have so little of it.
Our view is so spring-like, the grass is so green. All of our snow melted, then we got another dumping, then it melted yesterday, it was 10°C, so warm here. Then today, the freeze came again with high winds and snow flurries. It’s still winter. I tried to close my eyes and blink, but the damn thing just won’t move on. Have a great day C.
What lucky children. I’m sure they will have a great time, and it’s so important for children to have an experience of the land.
Oh the light is changing in your daily view, I can see the longer days!
What an absolutely joyful blog! For the children first and foremost, for you, for us on the sidelines, even for the animals, ’cause can’t see those kids wreaking havoc 🙂 ! Just quietly wish I could fly in across the skies and pull up another chair 😀 !
I say add one thing to the curriculum: creative writing. It goes perfectly well with learning about the farmy… as you so cleverly prove!