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ne this year any other favorite cricket books out there i almost pulled out the cricket on the hearth but decided to save that for a cold day in december when we have a fire in our own fireplace alex is hosting book sharing monday from her new home best wishes to her and her family on getting settled in one of my favorite places posted by christina at 1 26 pm 1 comment tuesday may 01 2012 a good book day not only is massachusetts greeting the month of may with heavy cloud cover and showers making it the perfect day to snuggle in and read but look what just arrived in the mail the sequel to divergent by veronica roth insurgent if you are a hunger games fan and haven t read divergent yet what are you doing get thee to a library or bookseller posthaste bitterblue is the third book by kristin cashore and is the sequel to graceling which both jazz and i read and loved a couple of years ago while fire is a little fresher in my memory it didn t feature the same characters as graceling and bitterblue so i think a little reread is in order jazz will be happy to grab this one away from me while i reacquaint myself with graceling and while i m a huge fan of rick riordan s heroes of olympus and percy jackson series there s just something about the kane siblings that made the red pyramid and the throne of fire so much fun to read the serpent s shadow is sure not to disappoint posted by christina at 5 36 pm 1 comment wednesday april 11 2012 easter leftovers or i venture into the land of curry for the first time ever i cooked a leg of lamb for easter since dh and i are the only ones who would eat it my kids have boring palates to put it mildly we had a ton of leftover meat what to do what to do like any modern gal i googled what to do with lamb roast leftovers the resulting ideas were largely from the uk but since i m attempting a somewhat modified due to a long list of food allergies primal diet things like shepherd s pie and pasties wouldn t work without a lot of changes if then but then a suggestion for lamb curry appeared before my eyes a ha curry made with coconut milk very primal friendly is something i could go for i have made and loved sri lankan slow cooker chicken in the past which is i believe a curry but this was my first time making a stovetop version most of the lamb curry recipes i saw called for tomatoes or tomato sauce allergy so i decided to make my own recipe up as i went along the result was very tasty and not too spicy for dh who isn t a big fan of hot peppers here s what i did saute a chopped sweet onion over medium low heat until translucent add 3 4 cloves of chopped garlic about a tablespoon of freshly grated ginger and two minced jalapeno peppers and saute a few minutes more add 1 t coriander 1 t mild curry powder mine was madras 1 t tumeric 1 2 t salt maybe a bit more and a pinch of cayenne pepper pour in about a cup of coconut milk add more if the pan appears too dry then add cubed leftover lamb and any cooked vegetables you might have in the fridge i had some cauliflower and broccoli from the night before turn the burner down to low cover and let simmer for about the amount of time it takes to microwave pasta for the kids and pour a glass of wine or until the lamb is throughly warmed serve with rice if desired dh desired i did not no pictures as it disappeared too quickly will be making it again the next time i have leftover lamb or even before posted by christina at 8 36 pm 4 comments sunday april 08 2012 easter 2012 we strayed quite a bit from traditional pysanky designs this year but we had lots of fun posted by christina at 11 20 am no comments labels easter fun pysanky wednesday april 04 2012 supporting the arts many of you are probably familiar with kickstarter the boston globe recently had an article about how funding non profits or even for profit ventures is no longer truly in the hands of the 1 due to organizations such as kickstarter that allow donors to get in on the game for as little as 1 this young very talented fulbright awarded composer is writing a concerto for a group that is dear to my heart please consider helping fund his commission fee posted by christina at 9 01 pm no comments wednesday march 21 2012 wordless wednesday unfurling photos taken on the eve of the vernal equinox in massachusetts where the day is more often marked by snow or at least brown brown brown all around maple leaves about a month ahead of schedule it s unbelievably warm here and i couldn t appreciate it more posted by christina at 6 34 pm 3 comments labels spring has sprung happy birthday j s bach classical new england is playing bach every hour today in honor of the composer s birthday i m planning to have the station playing i ve got it streaming right now follow the link and click on the listen to live stream button as much as possible all day long one of my favorites so far this morning posted by christina at 9 01 am 1 comment labels j s bach monday march 19 2012 secular homeschool march giveaway hurrah it s spring hop on over to secularhomeschool com and enter to win a set of growing with grammar winning with writing or soaring with spelling vocabulary posted by christina at 2 38 pm no comments labels secular homeschool giveaway book sharing monday first dog my kids are crazy about animals in general and dogs in particular so whenever i see a new picture book about a dog it usually ends up in our library bag this one was a real winner the main canine character travels all over the world meeting dogs in different countries shar pei in china chihuahua in mexico etc and then coming back to the u s to find a very special home on pennsylvania avenue short on text but easy to read aloud and with great pictures first dog gets a thumbs up from my family written by j patrick lewis and illustrated by beth zappitello book sharing monday is hosted by alex at canadian home learning posted by christina at 5 42 am 3 comments labels book sharing monday wednesday march 14 2012 wordless wednesday the private eye week 1 gathering items for the private eye curriculum loupe gazing one of the mosses we found as seen through two loupes a split hickory nut as seen through two loupes posted by christina at 5 42 am 3 comments labels homeschooling nature study nature walks private eye science and nature thursday march 01 2012 my hero via 30 dr seuss quotes to live by thanks to alex whose pin caught my eye this morning on pinterest i haven t found a button yet to place here on the blog but if you d like to follow my boards on pinterest this link will take you to them update found a button and added it to the sidebar posted by christina at 12 06 pm no comments labels dr seuss monday february 27 2012 book sharing monday food glorious food i ve missed book sharing monday and am so happy that alex has started hosting it again my kids especially the youngest are all pretty picky when it comes to eating the older two have become more adventurous as they ve gotten older but the youngest keeps deleting foods from his diet and not adding to it in an effort to expand his palate a bit i ve checked out and requested books from the library that have to do with food and nutrition and for a bit of a science tie in food chains so far we have the following books on hand the edible pyramid good eating every day by loreen leedy a reading rainbow book the monster health book a guide to eating healthy being active feeling great for monsters kids by edward miller who eats what food chains and food webs by patricia lauber illustrated by holly keller a let s read and find out science book food chain frenzy a magic school bus chapter book by anne capeci illustrated by john speirs others that are on their way why do people eat by kate needham usborne starting point science good enough to eat a kid s guide to food and nutrition by lizzy rockwell food you eating right being strong and feeling great by dr lynda madison for jane food for thought the stories behind the things we eat by ken robbins cool snack food art easy recipes that make food fun to eat by nancy tuminelly oh the things you can do that are good for you all about staying healthy by tish rabe i welcome suggestions happy reading posted by christina at 11 59 pm 2 comments labels book sharing monday food glorious food nutrition music monday beethoven symphony no 8 good monday morning to you completed two years earlier in 1812 beethoven s eighth symphony was performed for the first time on this day in 1814 here is leonard bernstein conducting the vienna philharmonic posted by christina at 5 42 am no comments labels leonard bernstein music monday friday february 17 2012 the great backyard bird count it started today we ll start tomorrow we decorated our cherry tree today find out more here posted by christina at 9 46 pm no comments labels great backyard bird count nature study saturday february 11 2012 tbr pile just got a stack of interlibrary loan requests from the library wouldn t you know they all showed up at once hope to be able to get through the following in short order all clear by connie willis speedily read the first book in the series blackout as bpl loaned kindle book and loved it i am a sucker for time travel and britain combined doctor who anyone also wwii doesn t hurt must have spent some previous likely short lived life in blitz ridden london fracture by megan miranda probably read about this one at galleysmith which i get in my inbox almost every day midnight in austenland by shannon hale i loved austenland have read everything by shannon hale i ve been able to put my hands on since finding that book the snow child by iowyn ivey partly because i love the author s first name but also because it sounds fabulous the day before by lisa schroeder probably another galleysmith find also downstairs so not in my read before bed stack but in my read when alert stack the entitlement trap by richard and linda eyre the hidden gifts of the introverted child by marti olsen laney and my ongoing non fiction favorite of the past decade quiet the power of introverts in a world that can t stop talking by susan cain what are you reading these days posted by christina at 10 46 pm 3 comments labels books glorious books friday february 03 2012 kid friendly movies a couple of movies that have caught my attention of late the borrowers was one of my favorite books when i was ten blew through the entire series in quick obsessive succession to the annoyance of my best friend at the time who couldn t pry me out of its pages much like a similar episode different bff seven years later with tolkien the movie is in u s theaters beginning february 17th and currently available as a free download on itunes is the academy award nominated animated short film the fantastic flying books of mr morris lessmore written by william joyce the book is available starting in july and is available for pre order from amazon i m a fan thanks to tabatha for bringing the movie to my attention posted by christina at 9 16 am 1 comment labels books glorious books family fun wednesday january 11 2012 wordless wednesday it s bigger on the inside geomagz creation by j j posted by christina at 4 26 pm 4 comments labels doctor who friday december 23 2011 favorite holiday music no 17 12 days the david chase remix i laughed until my eyes were tearing almost constantly the first time i heard david chase s arrangement of the twelve days of christmas as performed by the boston pops and the tanglewood festival chorus under the direction of the fabulously brilliant keith lockhart the maestro has this to say about the piece i knew we had a winning new arrangement of the twelve days of christmas when we premiered it in 2007 but the audience s enthusiastic response night after night was unlike anything i ve ever seen at the pops said boston pops conductor keith lockhart then a flood of letters and phone calls came in requesting a recording of the new arrangement an incredibly creative twist on one of the greatest christmas time classics we knew then and there that we would make a recording of the twelve days of christmas and that it would become a staple of our holiday season programming the piece is available for sale in various audio download formats at the bso website there s a commercial for it on the bso s youtube channel and as a free podcast on itunes that lets you hear little snippets but the music is mostly covered up by the voiceover unfortunately added on the afternoon of 12 23 you might just be able to catch a live performance of the twelve days of christmas via classical new england online live streaming on christmas eve at 7 p m est check out this link to see what else classical new england has to offer this holiday season and i didn t mention it earlier but this arrangement of the familiar carol has snippets of music from handel mozart beethoven offenbach souza saint saens tchaikovsky to rogers hammerstein and even an unexpected appearance by a popular seventies british rock band whose name i will not mention for fear of spoiling the surprise it is truly an inventive re imagining of the original song and david chase gets my highest respect for coming up with it as an aside the one new christmas picture book i bought this year i can t believe it was only one was laurel long s twelve days of christmas which is absolutely gorgeous happy holidays posted by christina at 9 30 am no comments labels christmas favorite holiday music holiday books music monday older posts home subscribe to posts atom search this blog welcome to rockhound place winter copywork music monday posts followers subscribe to rockhound place posts atom posts all comments atom all comments it s a mighty small mind that cannot find room for a unicorn or two song of the unicorn my three rockhounds who am i christina massachusetts united states view my complete profile friends blogs and other inspiring blogs i read charlotte s library the delta codex by deva fagan here in 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