Blog | Rosie Boom

Off to Wanganui

A good frost here this morning! Happily, Chris had stoked the fire in the night, so it is warm and snug in the house. Today I fly to...

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Jun 29, 20112 min read

It Was Never Meant to be Easy!

I’ve just got back from HEART (Home Educators Annual Retreat) where we were shown a great movie clip made by a homeschooling family (Team...

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Jun 13, 20111 min read

Co-op Dinner

On Saturday we had the inaugural dinner and divvying out of the first food order of the family co-op we have set up. It was a lot of fun....

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Jun 13, 20112 min read

Fun at the Field Days

It’s Mystery Creek time again, and this year will be a special time for me! My twin sister Penny is going to be there representing the...

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Jun 11, 20112 min read

The Bare Bough

Years ago I saw a photo of a bird singing his little heart out on a bare bough. His song is seen as vapour coming out of his throat on a...

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Jun 11, 20112 min read

Infobesity

What a weird word! I just read it in the latest Parenting magazine. It’s a new word coined by Susan Maushart to describe the addiction to...

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Jun 7, 20112 min read

Starry, Starry Night

The other night after dinner we climbed out of Ellie’s window and set pillows and blankets out on the verandah roof and settled down to...

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Jun 5, 20112 min read

Double Surprise!

On Wednesday night Chris and I had an evening at home on our own while Ellie took the younger three to soccer practice and then youth...

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Jun 1, 20111 min read

Rosie on Radio Rhema

In February I was interviewed by Peter Shaw of Radio Rhema for an hour. He talked with me about my childhood in New Guinea, how I started...

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Jun 1, 20111 min read

The Three Ugly Sisters

Yesterday Chris mentioned that he heard a farmer speaking about his farm at a farming conference. He told his listeners, “When things go...

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May 31, 20112 min read

Lesson From the Olive Tree

Yesterday I heard a message from Ps. Alun Davies of Australia which really inspired me. God commands the Israelites, “When you are...

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May 28, 20111 min read

Maori Potatoes

Last night we had visitors over for dinner, and I prepared a beef roast and roast vegetables, including some delicious maori potatoes....

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May 28, 20111 min read

In the Treetops

This afternoon I took Ellie, Milly, Sam and Jacob out to the Adventure Forest for some high tree top challenges! I decided I needed to do...

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May 27, 20111 min read

Stone Wall in Ruins

The children and I have been learning a new memory verse from Proverbs 24. “I went past the field of the sluggard, past the vineyard of...

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May 24, 20111 min read

Chimneys and Lawns

Last night I went down into the meadow and took a photo of the house. I was trying to capture the sweet sight of smoke coming out of our...

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May 19, 20112 min read

Our Homewood is in!

It was really cold in Whangarei last night! I came home at 9.30pm with the kids after an afternoon/evening of soccer and youth group. We...

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May 17, 20113 min read

Why I LOVE Homeschooling!

It is seventeen years since I first began the exciting and somewhat scary journey of homeschooling. I have six children, but my two...

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May 15, 20111 min read

Making Mozzarella

Today we moved over our old cream separator from the barn to the new house and set it up ready to use again. Blossom (the house cow!)...

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May 14, 20111 min read