This Moment

Joining Amanda Soule with {this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

Michaelmas - Michaëli

We have spent all week preparing Michaelmas.

We have been reading the story of Saint George and the Dragon.

It is the story of the Red Cross Knight, George (name that means 'Plow the Earth' and 'Fight the Good Fight'), called into service to fight the terrible dragon and save the land. It is a wonderful story of strength and courage.

We admired Raphael's St. George and the Dragon.

 

We drew some pictures. This one by Lolo.

We painted flying dragons using this painting story.

We made beeswax dragons to decorate our candle, to symbolize the dragon's flames, but also the light we must find to help us through the darkening days of autumn.

We made shooting stars (felted wool roving), like the shooting stars of Archangel Michael.

And we baked dragon bread.

Celebrating Michaelmas is a wonderful way to enter the fall season. I leave you with this quote from the book All Year Round:

"Michael beckons us to find the spirit to come alive through the dying year. The flashing meteor showers are said to be the sword he wields for us; each falling star is made of iron- the iron we need to strengthen the resolution of the heart. The seed-thoughts of the summer can be harvested now as deeds- to find their place in the world among people, to generate a life of their own that goes on into the future."

Happy Michaelmas!

Yarn Along

Thought I would join in the Yarn Along this week since I just finished these Easy Mittens in Peace Fleece Lauren's Coral (pattern also by Peace Fleece) as well as reading Coop by Michael Perry. I chuckled several times through this book... Very funny and touching. I thank Tonya for sharing this good read in the Yarn Along.

Fall Equinox - Équinoxe d'automne

This weekend we welcomed fall...

Ce week-end, nous avons accueilli l'automne...

Our last riding lesson of the season

Notre dernière leçon d'équitation de la saison

Three new hens and a gorgeous rooster

Trois nouvelles poules et un ravissant coq

Preserving applesauce

Des conserves de compote de pommes

A fire

Un feu

Enjoying having a few days with no wind (but thick fog)

Temps calme et sans vent (mais une brume épaisse)

Happy fall!

Bon automne!

This Moment

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Sunflowers

This week, we studied and measured sunflowers (using Sunflower Math from 5 ORANGE POTATOES).

We then admired some of Van Gogh's paintings of sunflowers and created our own still life (inspiration found HERE). The following is Lulu's Sunflowers in oil pastel.

We then baked sunflower bread and cookies. Yum!