Hello sweet friends. I know many of you are here today for the next installment of Lessons With Laura. The series will return next week. Today we celebrate the life of Eric's beautiful grandmother, Joyce Rye Gunn. Joyce Rye Gunn was born on October 2, 1925. She lived her entire 95 years on the sunny beaches of Florida. We had invited her on numerous occasions to come live with us but she would not be moved. Smile. Joyce Rye Gunn This photograph was taken when Grandma Joyce was ... View the Post
Lessons With Laura On The Banks Of Plum Creek
Hello sweet friends! Welcome to Lessons With Laura On The Banks Of Plum Creek. This is the fifth post in an eleven-week series. You can find all of the Lessons With Laura posts HERE. Lessons With Laura On The Banks Of Plum Creek In this post, we will feature three excerpt readings from On the Banks of Plum Creek along with some accompanying activities. Fashion Chapter 20: An 1870's work dress. Craft Chapter 17: A paper star garland. Chapter 22: A recipe for ... View the Post
Lessons With Laura Little House on the Prairie
Hello sweet friends! Welcome to Lessons With Laura Little House on the Prairie. This is the fourth post in an eleven-week series. You can find all of the Lessons With Laura posts HERE. Lessons With Laura Little House on the Prairie In this post, we will feature three excerpt readings from Little House on the Prairie along with some accompanying activities. Chapter 5 craft: Create your own log cabin. Sunbonnets in Chapter 10: Looking at a costume inspired by the ... View the Post
Lessons With Laura Little House in the Big Woods
Hello sweet friends! Welcome to Lessons With Laura Little House in the Big Woods. This is the second post in an eleven-week series. You can find all of the Lessons With Laura posts HERE. Lessons With Laura Little House in the Big Woods In this post, we will feature three excerpt readings from Little House in the Big Woods along with some accompanying activities. Chapter 2 craft: Paper dolls A Chapter 4 recipe: Ma's vinegar pie. Chapter 8 historic fashion: Aunt Docia's ... View the Post
Red, White and Blue 1930’s Dress
Hello sweet friends! This weekend, at long last, our Sweet Guy will have an outdoor graduation ceremony. It is consistently in the upper 90's here in Texas so I wanted a cool cotton dress to wear. I absolutely love how the Red, White, and Blue 1930's Dress has turned out. Simplicity 2813 A few years ago I found this amazing 1930's dress pattern, Simplicity 2813, in a little box in a field at Round Top Antiques Week. I have been hesitant to make it as the patterns of this era are completely ... View the Post
Just One More Week
Today will begin the very last week of Sweet Guy's high school career. I began DTA on March 4, 2008. For some dear readers, you have been on this journey with us for many of the past twelve years. It's hard to believe that there is Just One More Week. Much of it feels just like yesterday. Just One More Week Over the years many of you became real-life friends and close online friends. Some of you have been asking why I haven’t posted Ian's graduation photos and his announcement. The short ... View the Post
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