Waterfall @ Klasse Woods

While we haven't been receiving the torrents of rain that surrounding areas have been -- like six inches within a week just South of the Souris River -- we did receive a good inch this morning within just 20 minutes.

It made our own private waterfall just out the back door -- sound effects and all!



At times like these, we're thankful to have sandy soil -- not much damage to the gardens & field because the water soaks away quite quickly.


Since we haven't gotten a lot of rain this week, we're thankful for this moisture.

To date, we've also not been in too dire need of intermittent rains sufficient to nourish the land.

Maker of the Mystery Marks

If you guessed that a turtle made those tracks in the sand, you are right!

Our boys were thrilled to see this little guy. It was the highlight of their Sunday evening drive.

Dandelion Delights

Dandelions are a seasonal thing. They bloom for a couple weeks and then they are done for the most part. I refuse to chemicalize my yard to get rid of them for in doing such I also put the health of my children at risk. Instead, they delight in picking flowers for Mommy -- and I put them in crystal vases to brighten our home.

Did you know that dandelions are also VERY healthy? Add the tender greens leaves to salads, the powdered root cleanses the blood and even the bright yellow flowers can be use to make Dandelion jelly -- a local entrepreneur that we've met at Farmer's Market & homeschool functions is known worldwide for her "Dandelion Jelly".

Dandelions can also be FUN. Brayden's brilliant idea blossomed:


Then our littles spent delightful hours in the dandelion patch -- enjoying the sunshine, the flowers and being creative.

... making dandelion shields with the tennis racket reminded them of the fun at Grandma's house too. They've spent hours playing SnaPics at Grandma's house (SnaPics were a toy made by Tupperware in days long ago).


It never ceases to amaze me ... the things little minds can come up with.



... and as usual, the cheapest things make the best toys!

A Time to Re-do the Roof

Sometimes living out in the country requires that one does things the hard way. Lumber yards don't readily send out their shingle elevators into the bush country. It makes one thankful for health & strength ... and many willing hands! Thanks God! Thanks guys!

That job done, now praying for some warm dry days to complete the project.

Mystery Marks

Can you guess what kind of creature made these tracks?

New Toy? Or Tool?

This nifty seeder has been on Ken's wishlist for a while, but this year it was promoted to being a part of the resources here @ Klasse Woods. It is the perfect thing to plant a market garden -- in fact we bought it from some very successful market gardeners who are finished their career.

It does the tedious backbreaking work of precisely seeding, properly spacing the seeds, then packing them as well ... all in one pass. What a blessing it is proving to be.

Poplar Prime Time

The oldest three of our young men have been busy felling & peeling poplar logs.

There is a small window of time in spring that is prime time for this project ... which will make it possible to finish the project later in the year. Grandpa told them they had to wait until just the right time to harvest the logs & peel them - in spring.

Throughout the summer, the logs will dry out & then they will be ready to be used.




It's a lot of work, but interesting and fun ... not to mention a great use of their time and a great productive way to enjoy the outdoors in early spring.


Can you guess what project they have in mind?

Shaping Up

Five new candles took shape this week. Brayden has been busy, with some help from the rest of us, making some new molds for his candles. It was nice to have two new flower molds ready for Mother's Day. In fact, that's a wonderful Mother's Day gift for me -- to see my dreams coming to reality. Thanks Brayden!


The little violin mold was the inspiration behind the whole candle business just over six years ago. Our first method of molding the violin trio proved to be less than satisfactory ... it has taken a lot of persistence and patience to finally have the time & resources to finally bring this to fruition.


Watch for the remainder of the strings trio in the months to come...

Cambodia - Landscapes

I hope all of you that are watching are enjoying the tour of Cambodia. Below I have posted a bunch of scenery pictures from around the country.


This is a rice field that is watered from the nearby lake (below).

Palm Trees are an ever present sight.

While we were there we had one night time thunder storm, not much rain though.

This is just a sky shot at around sunset about 6:15 PM.

Above is the sunset across the parking lot at the
airport in Cambodia just a few hours before we left.
Below is the sunrise the next morning during our layover in Korea.



Watch for more posts!

Corbyn

Busy Days

You've probably guessed that these are busy days @ Klasse Woods ... schooling, baking, planting, cleaning, singing, making candles & some new molds, a new wood project ... and the list goes on.


Not much time for posting, but you can check out some of the new things here.

I'm planning a few new project posts coming up soon and there are still a couple more Cambodian posts yet to come...