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All the Seasons in One Week…the Daily Farm Adventures {128}

Walking in High Cotton Posted on March 17, 2021 by Jamie OliverMarch 17, 2021  

Ah, Spring in Virginia…when you get all the seasons of the year in a week. Every week. For 2-3 months. One day it’s sunny and 70, the next it’s rainy and 40. We had snow flurries overnight, and then tee-shirt weather 48 hours later. Crazy. But the green is starting to haze the fields and the irises and daffodils are coming up. Even the daylilies are starting to poke through. The crew got dirt bikes for Christmas, so I’ve got one that’s been out hitting the mud every time the … Continue Reading…

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How to Create a Tax Record Binder for the Small Farm

Walking in High Cotton Posted on February 22, 2021 by Jamie OliverFebruary 22, 2021  
How to create a simple tax record binder for the small farm. Tackle that Schedule F with confidence! via Walking in High Cotton

How to create a simple tax record binder for tracking income and expenses on the small farm. How to make the Schedule F easier to file.

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Farm Reads Book List for February 2021

Walking in High Cotton Posted on February 17, 2021 by Jamie OliverFebruary 17, 2021  
Book list of what I'm reading for the end of winter and into spring on the farm, via Walking in High Cotton

I’ve always been a bookworm. Really, from childhood. Those Pizza Hut Book It! challenges were my bread and butter growing up. (BTW, did you know Book It! is still around and runs a great summer reading program?!) I go through phases now where I have a lot of time to read, and then less time (or motivation). But I always have a book list to be read and usually stacked up on my night stand. I go through spurts where I’m reading a lot of young adult fiction to preview … Continue Reading…

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10 Book Series About Library Adventures for Middle-Grade Readers

Walking in High Cotton Posted on February 1, 2021 by Jamie OliverFebruary 1, 2021  
10 Book Series about Books and Library Adventures for Book Loving Middle Grade Readers, via Walking in High Cotton

Are you a book lover, or have a book lover in your home? Or are you hoping to make a bookworm out of a more reluctant reader? I’ve stepped out of my historic fiction box lately and found a couple of new middle-grade series that are all about BOOKS. Library adventures, book characters coming to life, the hunt for a famous author, falling into the book’s world…fun fiction adventures to give the kids a mental break between assigned reading. The Book Scavenger Series. By Jennifer Chambliss Bertman Mr. Lemoncello’s Library … Continue Reading…

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How To Prep for Summer Storms, Emergency Preparedness Checklist for the Homestead

Walking in High Cotton Posted on September 14, 2020 by Jamie OliverSeptember 14, 2020  

Well, we’ve passed through the first “named storm” of the season in our location. Isaias was a hurricane when it hit NC, but a tropical storm when it got up the coast to us. That’s normally the protocol for us. We focus our emergency preparedness on a hurricane, and we get a tropical storm–which is fine with me! I’ll take “only” 40-70 mph sustained winds over 79+ mph! There’s more than enough clean-up to do afterward regardless. With Isaias, we lost one porch fan, a piece of siding, and a … Continue Reading…

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Reading Log Book Selfies Printable for Summer Reading

Walking in High Cotton Posted on June 23, 2020 by Jamie OliverJune 23, 2020  
FREE Printable reading log book selfie snapshots...a fun way to track summer reading for the whole family! via Walking in High Cotton

Do you have a daily reading requirement for the kiddos over the summer? Or even during the school year? We do. So after reviewing a ton of book lists and reading log options on Pinterest, I came up with these fun printable Reading Log Book Selfies for our kiddos to use. Based on Instagram and good old-fashion Polaroids (which are all the rage, again!) they are snapshots with either book spines to be completed or blank to insert an “actual” selfie or draw a picture. Then they can be posted … Continue Reading…

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Room-by-Room Cleaning Checklist Chore Cards for Kids…FREE Printable

Walking in High Cotton Posted on May 12, 2020 by Jamie OliverMay 12, 2020 2
Room by Room Cleaning Checklist Chore Cards for Kids...FREE PRINTABLE via Walking in High Cotton

Need to get some help keeping up with the housework? Trying to teach your children a regular cleaning routine? Room by Room Cleaning Checklist Chore Cards for Kids…FREE PRINTABLE via Walking in High Cotton

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5 Easy Ideas for All-Age US History Lessons for the Non-Homeschooling Mom

Walking in High Cotton Posted on April 29, 2020 by Jamie OliverApril 29, 2020  
5 easy ideas for all-ages history unit studies. Perfect for relaxed summer engagement, homeschooling, or unexpected crisis learning. via Walking in High Cotton

5 easy ideas for all-ages history unit studies. Perfect for relaxed summer engagement, homeschooling, or unexpected crisis learning. via Walking in High Cotton

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Daily Learning Routine for Non-Homeschooling Moms

Walking in High Cotton Posted on April 6, 2020 by Jamie OliverMay 12, 2020 6
Daily Learning Routine for the Non-Homeschool Moms, with FREE Printable weekly schedule and assignment sheets.Perfect for organizing and managing these challenging times in quarantine OR for transitioning from school to summer break. Via Walking in High Cotton

Boy, the world is quite a mess lately, hmm? Our kiddos are home full-time until September and Mr. Fix-It and I are both Essential workers at our off-homestead jobs, so our house has been kinda reeling lately. A little bit of organization goes a long way! We have always done summer home-learning activities, but I had to look over my previous activities and make some adjustments for this new phase of Crisis-Schooling. It’s not really the same as homeschooling. I’m not trying to cover a complete school year or curriculum. … Continue Reading…

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Coal Mining Communities Unit Study for Middle Grades (5th-8th)

Walking in High Cotton Posted on March 27, 2020 by Jamie OliverMarch 27, 2020  
Resources for a Unit Study on coal mining communities, including FREE Amazon and YouTube video list, website links, book lists, and templates for student projects and reports. Perfect for grades 4-8, but could easily be aged up or down to suit a general family unit study as well. via Walking in High Cotton

Resources for a Unit Study on coal mining communities, including FREE Amazon and YouTube video list, website links, book lists, and templates for student projects and reports. Perfect for grades 4-8, but could easily be aged up or down to suit a general family unit study as well. via Walking in High Cotton

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Hot, Dry, and Dusty…the Daily Farm Adventures {127}

Walking in High Cotton Posted on October 1, 2019 by Jamie OliverOctober 1, 2019  

October is apparently coming in with a heat wave this year! We’ve been in the 80s and 90s for a week now and not a speck of rain on the horizon. The fields are looking parched instead of lush with that late Fall rush of green. A few of the trees pretended to turn leaves, but really, Fall is coming in about the same as June. We even have enough humidity that we have foggy mornings without clouds! We spent the weekend at football on Saturday and my phone overheated … Continue Reading…

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Books and Jets and Tired Boys…the Daily Farm Adventures {126}

Walking in High Cotton Posted on September 24, 2019 by Jamie OliverMarch 30, 2020  

We went from 60s and barely 70 degrees last week to the first week of Fall jumping back to the mid-80s. Ugh. The nice thing is that the weather has been dry since Hurricane Dorian blew through so it’s been easy to be outside. Even mid-80s isn’t too bad if there’s a breeze. And the evenings are definitely cooling off. Being out at football practice 3 days a week I’m noticing the daylight slipping away earlier and earlier too. We had a bit of a rocky start to the school … Continue Reading…

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Football, Fairgrounds, and Finding Lost Socks…the Daily Farm Adventures {125}

Walking in High Cotton Posted on September 16, 2019 by Jamie OliverMarch 30, 2020  

Fall is in high gear around here. The sheep are moving into breeding season and doing all kinds of crazy, unpredictable things like getting stuck upside down on the compost pile and accidentally locking themselves in the chicken house while trying to steal chicken food. We’ve been checking on them more than normal lately to try and keep up with their shennanigans. Football and Volleyball season are also rolling along for our two oldest and this week we also had the local county fair going on. The Ladybug is in … Continue Reading…

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School Days, Hurricanes, and Chickens in the Mist…the Daily Farm Adventures {124}

Walking in High Cotton Posted on September 9, 2019 by Jamie OliverSeptember 9, 2019  
hurricane dorian

The start of September means the start of the official school year around here. We’ve got a 10th, 7th, and 6th grader here this year! It’s also the start of all the fall sports, back-to-school events, and launch into the holidays time. My 2-year planner ends in December, so the start of school was a good time to switch over to a new one. This time I went with a 5 year planner and I’m very happy with it. I spent $4 to add spiral binding at Office Max and … Continue Reading…

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Packing Light for Scotland in Spring…a Plus Size Capsule in a Carry On

Walking in High Cotton Posted on August 30, 2019 by Jamie OliverMarch 30, 2020 2
Packing Light for Scotland in the Spring...a Plus Size Capsule in a Carry On. Visiting the Highlands and Edinburgh in unpredictable Scottish weather! via Walking in High Cotton

We’ve been asked several times what we packed for Scotland and how wet we got–especially since we packed light and went carry-on only. Well, we didn’t get wet at all. {smile} They had an amazingly clear, dry, spring heat wave while we were there. We packed for chilly, soggy, weather and ended up needing more tee-shirts and zero rain coats! Packing light for Scotland in the spring can be extra daunting for plus size travelers. The unpredicable weather and bulkier clothes can seem impossible to fit in a backpack! But … Continue Reading…

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