COLD DARK ROOM

[Pastel Tortie]

Cuz it’s a DRY heat.

Whatever THAT means...
We do get low humidity in Florida at times. After all, we have a fire season. But our fire season isn't that HOT except for those places in Florida that are actually on fire.

 

[JoesMum]

I bought a mix of mushrooms too for it. Crimini, shiitake, and oyster plus a couple portabellas in case I need a little more for it. I'll have to actually grate the parmesan. I love em too. Hope I get some guests but I'm going to do a pretty full recipe anyway. Freeze some I guess for later. It's a good bit of preparing not much time to bake yuummmy. Who cares if it's leftovers! The following day.

Sounds delicious! I usually stuff mine with shredded and spiced chicken with Alfredo sauce. Then I sprinkle them with parmesan. I try a bunch of different combinations they are just too good!

It sounds like some recipes are in order... or at least general guidance

 

[JoesMum]

Good mornooning all. After a 4th consecutive high humidity ity night where the temperature in our house dropped to a mere 27C (80F) we have got a thunderstorm. None forecast until tomorrow, but its early arrival is most welcome. Hopefully the weather will be a little less oppressive today

 

[CarolM]

Even the little tiny ones are. I've made earings with them using bone beads and native Florida bamboo pieces on a hook. I have a baggie left of the tiny feathers and they are still intact after more than 20 years. You would think they would disintegrate. But they haven't.

Can we see the earings.

 

[CarolM]

I actually did home school with my 2 sons and later included a neighbor's son. I didn't use a computer. I can't say it was easy. But it wasn't all that hard either. I used good books and we did that together. They did do their homework by themselves. I enjoyed the flexibility of it. If I wanted to I could take them on an excursion and we could use that day as a learning experience also. I later let them go back to school and they said it was like being put in kindergarten again. Maybe I over did it.?

If I had young children it would not be a problem, the problem comes in that the schools want you to teach the children a certain way. For instance take maths, they don't do the carry over system when it comes to adding and subtracting, they have a completely different way of teaching it. And if I had to teach my young kids, I would struggle because I would want to teach them the way that I know and the the way that would be the easiest for them to understand and get to the right answer. BUT the schools insist that you teach them the way that they have set out whether the child understands it or not.

So I would never be able to do the home schooling this year. The second thing is that my son being older and in grade 9, his maths for example is waaaaayyyyyy over my head, and I just plain don't want my kids to know just how much more clever they are compared to me. ?

 

[CarolM]

Sounds delicious! I usually stuff mine with shredded and spiced chicken with Alfredo sauce. Then I sprinkle them with parmesan. I try a bunch of different combinations they are just too good!

We want pictures please - From you too @Cathie G !!

 

[CarolM]

View attachment 303062Friendly Phoenix says “hi”

So glad I am not you.

 

[CarolM]

Good Morning All,

It rained really nicely last night and is supposed to be 80% rain tomorrow as well, then Thursday and Friday are partly cloudy and raining again from Saturday until Monday, and then Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next week will be cloudy and sunny. That is all I can see for now on my 10 day forecast

My barrel was full again this morning, so I will be taking that water and putting it into my pond. so that it can fill up again. the wall looked much better and cleaner this morning as the rain gave it a nice wash. ?.

I am back in office today. It was horrible getting up this morning, as it was too cold.

Anyway, I hope everybody has an awesome day today.

 

[Blackdog1714]

I bought a mix of mushrooms too for it. Crimini, shiitake, and oyster plus a couple portabellas in case I need a little more for it. I'll have to actually grate the parmesan. I love em too. Hope I get some guests but I'm going to do a pretty full recipe anyway. Freeze some I guess for later. It's a good bit of preparing not much time to bake yuummmy. Who cares if it's leftovers! The following day.

Mushrooms make everything better!

 

[JoesMum]

For instance take maths, they don't do the carry over system when it comes to adding and subtracting, they have a completely different way of teaching it. And if I had to teach my young kids, I would struggle because I would want to teach them the way that I know and the the way that would be the easiest for them to understand and get to the right answer. BUT the schools insist that you teach them the way that they have set out whether the child understands it or not.

So I would never be able to do the home schooling this year. The second thing is that my son being older and in grade 9, his maths for example is waaaaayyyyyy over my head, and I just plain don't want my kids to know just how much more clever they are compared to me. ?

What confuses children is being taught different methods by different people. If they have learned one method, then it is better that everyone sticks to it.

You assume the method you learned is easiest, and so do I , but we know and understand that. We can explain it to our children easily in a way they understand.

Because we don’t get the school method, we are rubbish at explaining it and add to the confusion rather than ease it.

Having worked in schools for a long time, I fully understand why every child needs to persist with the way they are taught in class, but I think they need to coach the parents too!

 

[JoesMum]

Our storm was replaced by more hot sunshine. It was 29C at 10am and 35C at 11am according to my car. Another day melting!

I have finished the masks though

Hedgehogs (Noel is the proud owner of hedgehog masks now )


And simple blue in a larger size because the menfolk seem to prefer theirs plain

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Our storm was replaced by more hot sunshine. It was 29C at 10am and 35C at 11am according to my car. Another day melting!

I have finished the masks though

Hedgehogs (Noel is the proud owner of hedgehog masks now )

And simple blue in a larger size because the menfolk seem to prefer theirs plain

Not me!
I'd love a hedgehog mask!
Good afternoon, Linda.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Good mornynoon, Roommates.
Today is Play in the Sand Day.
Hmmmm.
Wonder if Coco coir counts?

 

[JoesMum]

Not me!
I'd love a hedgehog mask!
Good afternoon, Linda.

They might be too small for you Adam.

Measure yourself from the bridge of your nose to the tip of your chin. When I next get hedgehog fabric I can make you one

 

[Pastel Tortie]

What confuses children is being taught different methods by different people. If they have learned one method, then it is better that everyone sticks to it.

You assume the method you learned is easiest, and so do I , but we know and understand that. We can explain it to our children easily in a way they understand.

Because we don’t get the school method, we are rubbish at explaining it and add to the confusion rather than ease it.

Having worked in schools for a long time, I fully understand why every child needs to persist with the way they are taught in class, but I think they need to coach the parents too!

I'm the offspring of two math majors. (The English major offspring of two math majors, go figure.) I'm not sure they'd be comfortable teaching the current way math is taught now. ?

It sure was convenient to have an in-house calculus tutor when I needed it in high school, though. ?

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Mushrooms make everything better!

I don't know... I like the taste of mushrooms okay, it's the texture that gets me. They're squishy...

 

[Golden Greek Tortoise 567]

I don't know... I like the taste of mushrooms okay, it's the texture that gets me. They're squishy...

I’m not a big person on squishy things either. I do love mushrooms though. It’s tomatoes I don’t like, the taste I don’t mind but I don’t like how it squishes down in your mouth and is just so mushy. Bleh.

 

[Pastel Tortie]

I’m not a big person on squishy things either. I do love mushrooms though. It’s tomatoes I don’t like, the taste I don’t mind but I don’t like how it squishes down in your mouth and is just so mushy. Bleh.

Tomatoes are one of my favorites. Freshly picked cherry tomatoes are the best.

I don't care for them when they get mushy, though.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

They might be too small for you Adam.

Measure yourself from the bridge of your nose to the tip of your chin. When I next get hedgehog fabric I can make you one

That's very kind, Linda.
About 2'6".

 

[Golden Greek Tortoise 567]

Tomatoes are one of my favorites. Freshly picked cherry tomatoes are the best.

I don't care for them when they get mushy, though.

I grow cherry tomatoes and I don’t mind them because they’re not as mushy as the other larger variety of tomatoes. I can’t watch when people take those large ones and just eat them like an apple. ?