Tag Archives: an African naturalist

Officially Not a Newbie Anymore!

Posted on 21 November 2014 by Amy

I’m so excited to announce the end of our school year! I have officially completed three years of homeschooling my children. And they’re actually reading! 🙂 I figure three years is a respectable amount of time to say you’ve been … Continue reading →

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World’s Largest Potted Plant!

Posted on 29 October 2014 by Amy
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Shelob’s Sister?

Posted on 15 October 2014 by Amy
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A Hoppity Friend

Posted on 8 October 2014 by Amy
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Monthly Report: Visitors and Broken Bones (not necessarily connected!)

Posted on 3 October 2014 by Amy

Seth was gone for 10 days in the beginning of September, and when he came back, he brought his dad with him for a visit until the end of September. I had personal health concerns, and then Carson broke both … Continue reading →

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Aztec Hot Chocolate, Mayan Math, and Incan Corn

Posted on 6 September 2014 by Amy

The last two weeks, we stuffed each week of school into only four days of school, because I took off Monday each week: last week, to go shopping (by myself!) in town–for the first time in two months! I don’t … Continue reading →

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The Many Jobs of a Missionary ~ Exterminator, Flying Creatures

Posted on 2 June 2014 by Amy

Now that you are fully creeped out by my former descriptions of Africa as THE home of all things crawly and fascinating, I thought I’d wrap it up with those nightmarish descriptions of things that can take wing and follow … Continue reading →

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The Many Jobs of a Missionary ~ Exterminator, The Slithery Kind

Posted on 26 May 2014 by Amy

Oh, the enmity between the slippery serpent and humans since the beginning of time. When you think of rural missionary work, snakes and critters definitely make up part of the picture. We’ve killed our share of snakes around here. I’d … Continue reading →

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The Many Jobs of a Missionary ~ Exterminator, Crawly Creepies

Posted on 12 May 2014 by Amy

I thought enough time had passed since I creeped everyone out with a few critter stories, so I thought I’d have a laugh sending some more shivers up your spines. Spiders You’ve never seen spiders like these. As big as … Continue reading →

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Border-Hopping with the Boers

Posted on 5 May 2014 by Amy

“Don’t let your kids walk alone down to the river behind the house. There might be crocodiles.” I laughed inwardly at how strange it was to hear such a statement. It reminded me of South Africa’s incredible diversity. Cities host … Continue reading →

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