Today it is very windy here! Life is going well. We are starting a garden unit study by Amanda Bennett. Each of us has our own garden plot. I am getting seed catalogs in the mail, which I LOVE!!

We have a compost pile started, it is small but we check it often to watch the decomposition of all the kitchen scraps that we put in. I ordered some books like Thomas Jeffersons Farm and Garden notes, and books about George Washington and also George Washington Carver, who is fast becoming my favorite person to study! I am hoping to go to visit the George Washington Carver National Monument and I plan on collecting as many books about him as I can. He was truly an amazing man, so if your family has not read about him I highly suggest that you do!

Well, it is time for a cup of tea and lunch. Have a great day! Here is a great quote for all to ponder:

"He could have added fortune to fame, but caring for neither, he found happiness and honor in being helpful to the world." - Epitaph on the grave of George Washington Carver