Tuesday, June 9, 2009 - Summer Adventures Part One- Harley
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The weather has been LOVELY here- not a hot day yet- and I AM SO THANKFUL, but, the kids don't share my enthusiasm for the prolonged springtime. They would rather be using their pool passes Our local public swimming pool has not been open every day yet.
4-H Project Geology, Pebble Pups I
So anyway... Sunday, we took a trip out to Viroqua, WI to attend the gem and mineral show. We got lost- this time it was not my fault- Raymond was driving, and we got there just as they were closing. I was not happy, to say the least. I stayed in the truck while Raymond and Harley went inside and purchased a few specimens. Then, we found out that there was a rock shop in town, so while the kids stayed in the vehicle, we picked up a few items for Harley to identify ( without telling him exactly what each rock or mineral was).
 My wedding ring got oxidized during a chemistry experiment, so Raymond picked up a hematite ring for me there and put it on my finger. It is a steel grey/blue color and shiny. The whole thing is made of rock instead of having a rock on it. It's a cheap replacement, I know, but it is sweet, and I felt much less grumpy after that.
Raymond also stopped at a roadside rock quarry where the kids dug through the rubble and found many interesting composite rocks. Harley has a lot of identifying to do before the fair- just about one month away!
Herbalism
We purchased the kit from Learning Herbs.com and Harley began his journey to making medicine from herbs. This is a great starter kit, with lots of free gifts and access to a site that has lots more information, including worksheets and tutorial videos.
Today, Harley made a healing salve- useful for minor cuts,burns, scrapes and insect bites. It was a lot of fun. We are going to give a little tin of it to each of the married couples in our family when we get together this July 4th weekend. We have a big jar and a smaller jar for ourselves as well.
Harley is very happy to be learning so much this summer!
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